At ESLC's closing and Kesmy's graduation, Myberson wanted to give a speech. Myberson is the boy to the left of Kesmy (white T shirt). Myberson was sent to Haiti two years ago because he was getting in trouble in New Jersey. His mother sent him here to "save his life." He tried to beat the system at El Shaddai last school year, but then he got SAVED! When he came back this year, he came to work and work he did. He just came by a few minutes ago to say that he was leaving on Thursday for the States. He gets to go home and we are confident that he's ready to do what is right and get through his last year of high school. We knew he was going home on Thursday, but he was just told. He was so happy. We will miss him and I thought you'd like to read what he said last Friday to the parents, teachers, Kesmy and the kids.
You know as I look back at this year, I have to say that I'm proud of what Kesmy and I did. Out of all the students here at El Shaddai, we were simply the best! Kesmy and I had the most pressure on our backs, and I can say we succeeded.
When I came back to El Shaddai this year, I had a mission to accomplish. My goal was to work so hard that I would be in a great position to graduate and to go to a great college. By the grace ofGod, I've reached that goal. I have succeeded and I've won the battle. Though, unlike Kesmy, I'm not graduating this year, I can say this, next year will be my year. I've learned to push myself to new limits, to go beyond. I've learned that with God all things are truly possible. I mean if someone told me that I would be here with this much success and wisdom, I wouldn't believe them. If someone told God that, He would say, "Well, that's the reason I said what I said in Jeremiah 29:11!" I'm happy to say that this was a good year. I still can't understand two things: How the year went by so fast, and how I did all of these books. I may not know where I'm going to be in a couple of weeks, if I'm going to be here or not, but I know this, wherever I'm at God is with me and He has me there for a reason.
When the year started, Kesmy learned that he had to do two and half years of English to pass. For some this would just be too much to do, but, for Kesmy St Louis, this was nothing. Kesmy had a goal, he had a vision, he had a purpose, but most importantly, he had Christ Jesus. There were days when Kesmy was just flying through books, he was simply the best. There's an old saying that goes like this, "We know whether a boy is a man, not when everything is going good for him, but, when everything is going against him." Kesmy simply hated to tail! He gave 110% everyday. He wasw striving to be excellent. There were days when he would have headaches or even seizures from studying too much. There were times when Kesmy would tell me, "I'm going to do this whole set of books this month." I, unfortunately, had to play the role of reality and I would say, "No you're not." He never listened to me. I'm kind of glad because if he had listened to me, he would not be here today graduating.
This year in El Shaddai we can say that we had two leaders, Kesmy and I. We were leaders in every aspect of the word. NO questions asked. Kesmy and I won't be here next year, but a lot of you will be. I'm asking all of you, "Who here, isgoing to step up next year? Which of you will answer God's call? Which one of you here will be the leader of El Shaddai Learning Center?" I don't know but God knows.
I would like to congratulate you Kesmy. You deserve to be here. If anyone here knows how hard you worked it is I. I've been with you through the good and through the bad. We walked through the fire together and today we can stand and say, we made it by the love of god, we made it!! I'm happy that youd din't let your disability stop you, because if you did or ever do, I'll be disappointed. I pray that God continues to bless and use you.
Thanky you to God first for my being here. Thank you Pastor Gary Walker and Miss Carolyn Walker for accepting me into your school and giving me another chance at life. Thank you Mr. Dan for being a good teacher, guide, example and friend. You were a father figure to me. Thank you Kesmy bor being a friend, motivator, brother and more importantly a rival. Thank you pony, Daniel, James, Mr. Samuel, thank you to everyone who helped me this year.
We are real proud of the changes we saw take place in Myberson and we thought his speech deserved to be read by whomever looks at this blog. Remember to pray for Myberson because going back to the States will offer many temptations that he'll have to resisit. And we believe if we hold him up in prayer, he will accomplish all his goals. He plans to graduate next year, then go to college. He has his eye on Trulane in New Orleans. I may not have spelled that right but hopefully, you know which one it is. We'll keep you posted as I'm sure he will stay in touch with us.
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