Meet Gerald!
Gerald is 9 years old and is part of the largest family at the NFFCH: Aira (Jeralyn), Jessica, and Jaypee. As mentioned before, this family has been living at an orphanage for a very long time (at least 6 years!), the last 2 of which have been at NFFCH. Along with his older sister Aira, Gerald is a first grade student at our community school… and he is a very diligent, hard working student! I might even go so far as to say that Gerald is my “best student.” What I mean by that, is that he always works hard, always follows the rules, never complains, never tries to sneak in extra computer games, and does very well at typing lessons. He is a pleasure to have in class!
Gerald is a very quiet kid. At the home and at the school, I rarely hear him talking. I think he prefers to express himself through other means: a smile, a belly laugh, or crying… those are Gerald’s top three emotions! Whenever I spot Gerald I wait and stare at him until we’ve made eye-contact. And soon as that happens, he flashes me his big, front-teeth missing grin! I know I can always count on him for a nice big smile!
Gerald always obeys the staff and volunteers. He listens well and helps whenever needed. It’s the other kids that he tends to have a problem with! It is a daily occurance to see Gerald scrunched up in a corner crying about one of the other kids. Whenever someone takes a toy, beats him in basketball, doesn’t let him join playing, or rubs him the wrong way… there will be Gerald crying!
Please keep Gerald in your prayers throughout the week. Pray for him and his family at the home. Pray for his development physically, mentally, and spiritually. And most importantly, pray that Gerald would understand and accept Jesus in his heart. Thank you!
