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Rainbow Express

I received this letter a few weeks after Ben attended Rainbow Express at Matthews United Methodist Church:

First off, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful son with me this week. Ben really fascinated me as I learned more about him each day. I loved seeing his smile and laugh when he got excited, and although it was a wee bit painful, I laughed so hard every time I turned around and saw him innocently gnawing on my hair!

Everywhere we walked in the hallways, someone stopped us wanting to meet Ben. It might have been because of his awesome trike or adorable red hair, but once people looked him in the eyes they fell in love with him and couldn't help but tell me how cute he is.

I was surprised how well Ben was able to communicate his desires with me. I feel as though I've learned so much, not only about Ben, but about myself. Having Ben as my camper was a massive blessing. Give Ben a hug for me!

Jaclyn

Reading this letter made my day!



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  1. Where is your "LIKE" button? :-) I definitely like this post!

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  2. I LOVED this one! eSpecially Ben is on Facebook and you can like it and share it from there too. Thanks for reading.

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  3. Thats lovely, there are some beautiful people in this world. Both Ben and that counselor are obviously 2 of them.

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  4. Truly a beautiful and touching story to read!
    What a lovely camp experience for Ben's camp helper, Jaclyn, and for Ben.

    Thank you for sharing the very heartfelt letter that you received with us.

    P.S. Is curious to know what Ben loved doing at camp?

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  5. Love it!!!! I would love to get a letter like that. I hope I can meet your little Ben one day. He sounds like such a fun, interesting little boy, not to mention, a total cutie pie! :) -Kim

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