Could you take a child that was not yours and raise it? Could you take a child not yours that is HIV - Positive and raise it with the same love you have for your own children?
Andrea Willis is such a woman. She was 43 years old with four natural children and, a husband.
She asked for a baby from a young woman who was going to throw the baby in the trash. The young woman agreed to give up the baby to Andrea. The child named Arianne was loved by all in the family. Arianne got sick and was taken to the hospital where, they found that she was HIV - Positive. However, Andrea would not give up her little girl. Andrea had to quit work to care for her. Later the husband lost his job and, this made it difficult to care for Arianne and her special needs.
Arianne has done well in school and, the family is surviving despite the difficult times that they have.
What an act of love demonstrated not just by Andrea but, all her family, willing to make a sacrifice for a person not related to them. However, you can be sure that the family was and are being rewarded in ways we cannot possibly know.
The next time you are around people maybe, you can demonstrate an act of love by, just saying hello from the heart. Story by : Patricia Watson Edited by Chester Randolph Sr.
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