Day 12

Later that year . . .

Beatrice completed her final exams. She did very well, ending the school year with a B average. Beatrice also helped with two more special Saturday events—each one bigger than the last. At the end-of-the-year assembly a Kenyan senator joined them to give the main speech. He awarded Beatrice a medal for being an excellent student leader.

Beatrice stood among her peers, honored and grateful. As she looked at the crowd cheering for her, she noticed a special person beaming with joy—her dad! Seeing the transformation in his wife and home, Peter had asked if ELI could help him make some changes too. He wanted to feel the same joy he saw growing in his family. I can’t stop smiling! Beatrice radiated. She had worried her father would never change, but now his progress—no matter how slow—filled her heart with limitless hope.