Oliver is 19 and in Form 4, the last year of high school. He is very studious and wants to go into business, his favorite subjects are math, history, English and business. He is also involved in the drama club and loves to play soccer. His single Mom works as a hairdresser and has two other children besides Oliver to care for.
Oliver is very tender and carries a servants heart. He often volunteers to help wash dishes in the cafeteria or any other task that needs to be done. During the holidays he helped work on the new high school building, and proved himself to be quite adept with a hammer.
Last year Oliver asked me to go with him to the hospital to pray for his best friend, a girl about his age. She had sickle cell anemia, and Oliver had been caring for her while her mother worked to try and get money to pay her hospital bill. I was amazed to discover that Oliver had been going to the hospital after school to be with her, would spend the night by her side, then show up the next day with the same big smile he gives to all his classmates and teachers.
Oliver gives himself to others every day. To his classmates, to the primary kid who needs a "big brother", to his mom - as he helps her raise his little brother. I hope one of you will be able to invest into the life of this remarkable young man.
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