Friday, November 23, 2012

Update on Tison

Tison spent 18 months in the U.S. where he received reconstructive surgery for burns to his face, arms, right hand, both legs and feet. While he was here in the U.S. he became very special to his host family. They sent a big Green Bay Packers bag with several gifts for him. I got to take it and give it to him.

He has grown a lot and each time I see him I notice he is becoming a young man. He was so excited to get his gifts and card. He was also excited to show me that he could read and write. While he was in the U.S. he went to school where he was making progress but was challenged by learning phonics. He was actually really gifted with numbers but reading was his biggest struggle. He had such a big smile as he read to me from a book he selected from the library. It was an honor to see the evidence of his hard work.

Tison is also a thoughtful boy and usually has a friend. He is not one who has a lot of friends around him--he likes to have one good friend at a time. His new best friend was Jek. Jek is the opposite of Tison. He is tall, thin and quiet. The one thing I could see they had in common was they were both kind to each other--there was not a mean bone in either one of them. It was so good to see that he had grown and that he was excited about learning. He is well on his way to becoming a good person. Tison is the only member of the Green Bay Packers fan club. That is loyalty.