Meeting a man’s brave young son
The other night, when my team and I were out door-knocking, we met a gentleman who shared some of his life’s experiences with us. His little son has had (and continues to have) serious health challenges since birth.
This gentleman told us of some of the experiences he has had taking care of his son and dealing with medical expenses and health insurers. He showed us a photo album of his son. The album included family events and also chronicled the surgeries his son had gone through.
Through all of this, I never got the feeling that he was whining. What I saw was a man struggling to bring up his son in a loving manner and give his son every opportunity to have as normal a life as possible.
Later, this gentleman’s wife brought his son in their minivan to meet us. One of my team members called this little guy a champion. He truly is a champion for what he has overcome. Yet he probably only sees himself as struggling to have a normal life.
In September, he starts second grade. I could see the love this little guy’s mother had for him by how she talked to him and tickled him. Here are a man and wife struggling to bring up their child and give him all of the love and opportunities they possibly can.
It made me think. If I get this job, is there anything I can do to make things a little better for people going through something like this?
I am a conservative and a Christian. Those truly in need ought to be helped.
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