Dear ones,
We want to thank you all for your marvelous support over the last few months. Truly, you have been the "body of Christ" to us, as we have gone through this deep valley with our beloved Andrew.
We would like to tell you just a few things about Andrew's 24 years on this earth. When he was born, doctors shook their heads and said he may not live. After a few months, they said he may not walk or talk. Next, they said he certainly won't be able to function in a normal learning environment. In May 2006, Andrew graduated summa cum laude from Belhaven College with the highest gpa in the History department. It was a wonderful, supportive, stimulating environment for him. If Jim and I had known that his life would end after 24 years, we might never have let him leave home, and he would have missed such a rich, nurturing and enjoyable 4 years. When people began asking us how they might honor Andrew with a memorial gift, Belhaven College immediately came to our minds. The scholarship is for a student who has some type of handicap, and they have asked us to be on the committee to choose the student each year. Our prayer is that it would be as great a blessing for that one, as it was for Andrew.
The address: Belhaven College
P.O.Box 158
1500 Peachtree Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Attn. Andrew Hilleke Memorial Scholarship
To God be the glory
Jim and Laura
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PRAYING FOR ANDREW HILLEKE has been a tool to update family & friends about Andrew's condition over these past 3 months as he was in the hospital.
About Andrew:
- --Family History/Geneology "Guru"
- --Pineville Presbyterian Church (OPC) Member
- --Belhaven College Alumnus, May 2006
- --Former Reference Librarian, Rapides Parish Library System (Gunter Branch)
- --Recent Apple Computer Convert (like his Brother-In-Law, Jarrod)
2 comments:
That is an awesome way to remember Andrew. Your love for the Lord, family and others is an incredible witness. I am so grateful to you all for putting up this blog to give us a glimpse into your lives and also let some of us get to know you. I have a picture of Jonathan and Andrew on my picture shelf reminding me of their year as roommates. Our family sat in the "top" at the auditorium for graduation and had a blast cheering for Joel, Christine and Andrew as they walked across the stage. What a blessing for him to have finished. I never dreamed that his life would be over here on earth such a short time after. Surely behooves us to live each day to the fullest. Love, Debbie
I think this new scholarship in honor of Andrew is wonderful. It brings tears to my eyes.
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