Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NCV Two people are better than one, because they get more done by working together. If one falls down, the other can help him up....
A group of fifth grade football players decided enough was enough when they heard their waterboy was being bullied at school.
The waterboy, Danny Keefe, attends first grade. He had a brain hemorrhage after he was born that hampers his ability to speak. He likes to wear a suit and tie to school every day and it was a subject of derision from classmates.
The players on the fifth grade football team at Mitchell Elementary School heard that classmates were bullying Danny. Instead of just acting like it didn’t happen and focusing on sports, the team took a completely different tact.
The entire team dressed up one day in suits and ties and rallied around Danny all day.
“He’s such a good person. He doesn’t let it bother him. He goes on with his day. He’s a 6-year-old kid. We should all respect that,” quarterback Tommy Cooney, 11, told WCVB. He organized what he called “Danny Appreciation Day.”
One player said it was much more than just a one day rally.
“The coach calls us a band of brothers,” 11-year-old Jimmy Peterson said. “He’s one of us.”
I’m so very encouraged and my heart is touched by the love of God the schoolmates showed in stepping up to the plate to let all know that the waterboy is important, that he matters to each of them, amd that they were not going to just ignore it and hope it just went away (being passive). What a wonderful world we would have if we would learn and act on that type of behaviour one to another. Keep up the good work! God bless You all!