Student of the Month - September 2007 |
A Life-Changing Miracle |  My name is Demetrius, and I am 17 years old. I am from Milwaukee County and have been at Rawhide for five months. My favorite things to do are playing basketball, reading, and being funny and joking around. My favorite subjects are English and social studies. I like to learn about my culture. I would love to finish high school and go to Carroll College for culinary arts and to play basketball.
When I first heard about Rawhide, I refused, with no hesitation. I thought, me, being raised on a farm? No way; I can’t do that. But I didn’t know God at the time, and I didn’t know the Lord has a very good reason for everything that He does.
I come from a broken home with no dad and a stressed, unemployed mom. I ran the streets for three years before I did something that sent me to Ethan Allen Correctional School for 18 months. I heard about Rawhide while I was at Ethan Allen. I was first interviewed by Ken Price (Rawhide’s Intake Administrator) to go to the About Face program, which I refused. Rawhide came back three months later to interview me for the ABC Home. After that, I gave it some thought and decided to give it a try.
It’s been two months since I’ve known the Lord and first gave my life to Him. And now I know that it wasn’t me; it was God; He wanted me here and He planned it all out. He brought me here because He knew I would make it. He knew I would turn my life around and get on the right track. Ever since I gave my life to Him, I’ve been using the Bible and prayer, trying to preach His word a little, and doing what’s right. I don’t believe I was selected for Student of the Month because I was doing so well. Instead, it was because the Lord asked me to give my life back to Him, live by His word and learn from it, and then try to preach His word. That’s what I’m doing.
~Demetrius |
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