Post by Jay's Girl on Aug 12, 2003 9:10:24 GMT -5
Do you have a childlike mind and heart? I don't, but I know someone who does. His name is Trevor. I first met him when I was five days old. He is my big brother. Trevor has trisomy 18p syndrome (Edwards Syndrome) and cerebral palsy.
When I was a toddler, I asked my mom, "Why is Trevor like that?"
She answered, "Because that's what God wants for him."
I said ok, but mom's response made me wonder about God. Why would he want my brother to be the way he was and why would God want him to be teased by other kids? To answer these questions, I would think back to my mother's cpkmtyollic response, "You'll find out when you're older."
When I was 14, I asked Trevor why he won the respect of people so quickly and he replied, "Because that's what God wants."
I soon started to work at a camp for people with disablities and found many people who would go to the throne of God with childlike faith "because that's what God wants." I have worked at that camp for 6 years now and I have also given my life over to God completely-- because that's what God wants!
Published summer 2003 SEToday magazine
When I was a toddler, I asked my mom, "Why is Trevor like that?"
She answered, "Because that's what God wants for him."
I said ok, but mom's response made me wonder about God. Why would he want my brother to be the way he was and why would God want him to be teased by other kids? To answer these questions, I would think back to my mother's cpkmtyollic response, "You'll find out when you're older."
When I was 14, I asked Trevor why he won the respect of people so quickly and he replied, "Because that's what God wants."
I soon started to work at a camp for people with disablities and found many people who would go to the throne of God with childlike faith "because that's what God wants." I have worked at that camp for 6 years now and I have also given my life over to God completely-- because that's what God wants!
Published summer 2003 SEToday magazine