Jacob finished strong because of you!

ON MAY 27TH, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM OUR DAUGHTER THAT JACOB, MY GRANDSON, HAD JUST FINISHED CELEBRATING HIS BIRTHDAY WITH HIS BROTHERS AND SISTER WHEN HE OPENED A LETTER ADDRESSED TO HIM FROM THE SCHOOL. ON HIS BIRTHDAY HE FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE PROMOTED TO THE 6TH GRADE! MY DAUGHTER CALLED ME AND SAID THAT JACOB WAS DEVASTATED AND CRYING UNCONTROLABLY!! I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL HIM. A FRIEND HAD JUST SENT ME YOUR VIDEO, VIA E-MAIL, AND I FORWARDED IT TO MY DAUGHTER , JENNIFER, AND ASKED HER TO WATCH IT WITH JACOB. THE CAPTION READ "WE DON'T KNOW HOW GOOD WE HAVE IT UNTIL WE SEE SOMEBODY WHO LOOKS LIKE HE IS WORSE OFF...OR SO WE THINK! WATCH!! AND FINISH STRONG!!” WELL, JENNIFER CALLED ME BACK AFTER FINISHING WATCHING THE VIDEO WITH JAKE AND BOTH WERE INSPIRED BY IT. JENNIFER E-MAILED THE VIDEO TO JACOB’S TEACHER WITH A NOTE TO PLEASE GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE AND RETAKE HIS MATH TEST! SHE AGREED AND JACOB PASSED IT. THE TEACHER PRAISED HIS DETERMINATION AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY AND SHOWED THE VIDEO OF YOU SPEAKING WITH SCHOOL KIDS...NOT A DRY EYE IN THE SCHOOL!!! SHE GAVE JACOB SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR WORKING SO HARD TO "FINISH STRONG"!!! AND THE WHOLE AUDITORIUM STOOD AND CLAPPED FOR HIM!! JACOB EVEN FELL DOWN AS HE WALKED TO RECEIVE HIS DIPLOMA AND GOT UP RIGHT AWAY!! AND RECEIVED A GREAT OVATION FROM THE PEOPLE ATTENDING!!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR HAVING GREAT COURAGE AND SPEAKING TO THE YOUNG TO SHOW THEM NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. I AM A POLICE OFFICER HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. I HAVE BEEN FOR 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAVE I BEEN A PART OF SOMETHING SO MOTIVATIONAL AS TO WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF YOUR VIDEO!!! THANK YOU AND PLEASE KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!! YOU ARE MY HERO, MY FRIEND!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS!! RICHARD H.
P.S. I AM STILL FLYING HIGH OVER ALL WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. THERE IS MORE BUT I AM RUNNING OUT OF SPACE!! YOU HAVE HELPED SEVERAL OTHERS IN MY FAMILY!! WE ALL GO TO CHURCH AND PRAISE GOD EVERY SUNDAY...LOVE FROM ALL OF US!


(by: Richard)


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