Antoni is a special boy. He really is something. In March, Treasures of Africa celebrated 3 years since we took our first kids in. He was one of our first five and I put a picture on our Facebook page of him then and now and you can see the physical transformation that has taken place in his life just from being here and receiving proper care. He is one of our three boys with HIV, but like Awadhi and Justice, he is improving in his health. He is quite a funny guy, both intentionally and unintentionally. I’m doing good with my Swahili, but when an eight year-old is mumbling in a low voice, it can get hard to translate. He really does bring us joy and we are blessed more and more by him. Antoni, like any kid, has struggles as well. We recently just had him put down from grade 3 to grade 2, because he was failing. Now in grade 2, he is still failing and it has been a frustration for me, Grace and everyone. Yesterday I was going over some new software and Grace called me over to the tutoring table, just saying how she needed help with Antoni, because he just wasn’t doing his work. We spoke with him and I had to reprimand him, because he is showing very little effort. In first grade, he did fine and now something’s happened. Please pray for Antoni. We are not sure what effect the meds and or HIV have on his mental capability, but a lack of effort is at least clear. Nonetheless, we know that the Lord is at work in this boy’s life and we thank God for bringing him to our family.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Treasure - Antoni
Alright, I'm making headway now. I wrote this one on May 5th, 2010.
Antoni is a special boy. He really is something. In March, Treasures of Africa celebrated 3 years since we took our first kids in. He was one of our first five and I put a picture on our Facebook page of him then and now and you can see the physical transformation that has taken place in his life just from being here and receiving proper care. He is one of our three boys with HIV, but like Awadhi and Justice, he is improving in his health. He is quite a funny guy, both intentionally and unintentionally. I’m doing good with my Swahili, but when an eight year-old is mumbling in a low voice, it can get hard to translate. He really does bring us joy and we are blessed more and more by him. Antoni, like any kid, has struggles as well. We recently just had him put down from grade 3 to grade 2, because he was failing. Now in grade 2, he is still failing and it has been a frustration for me, Grace and everyone. Yesterday I was going over some new software and Grace called me over to the tutoring table, just saying how she needed help with Antoni, because he just wasn’t doing his work. We spoke with him and I had to reprimand him, because he is showing very little effort. In first grade, he did fine and now something’s happened. Please pray for Antoni. We are not sure what effect the meds and or HIV have on his mental capability, but a lack of effort is at least clear. Nonetheless, we know that the Lord is at work in this boy’s life and we thank God for bringing him to our family.
Antoni is a special boy. He really is something. In March, Treasures of Africa celebrated 3 years since we took our first kids in. He was one of our first five and I put a picture on our Facebook page of him then and now and you can see the physical transformation that has taken place in his life just from being here and receiving proper care. He is one of our three boys with HIV, but like Awadhi and Justice, he is improving in his health. He is quite a funny guy, both intentionally and unintentionally. I’m doing good with my Swahili, but when an eight year-old is mumbling in a low voice, it can get hard to translate. He really does bring us joy and we are blessed more and more by him. Antoni, like any kid, has struggles as well. We recently just had him put down from grade 3 to grade 2, because he was failing. Now in grade 2, he is still failing and it has been a frustration for me, Grace and everyone. Yesterday I was going over some new software and Grace called me over to the tutoring table, just saying how she needed help with Antoni, because he just wasn’t doing his work. We spoke with him and I had to reprimand him, because he is showing very little effort. In first grade, he did fine and now something’s happened. Please pray for Antoni. We are not sure what effect the meds and or HIV have on his mental capability, but a lack of effort is at least clear. Nonetheless, we know that the Lord is at work in this boy’s life and we thank God for bringing him to our family.
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