Adriano

Adriano was getting a snack at a store right near our house when a fellow came in to shoot another guy. He missed his target, but accidentally hit Adriano in the leg. Adriano was in the hospital all night before the doctor had time to pull the bullet out, clean the wound, and sew up the wound yesterday morning. Thankfully the bullet stopped at the bone, and did not hit any major nerves or arteries.

Adriano really likes us, and hangs out at the church a lot. He is the only person I have had to escort off the property for exceedingly disruptive behavior during a service. At the next Sunday service he was back, and he managed to sit a little quieter. I feel really sorry for kids like Adriano. He does not know his dad. He lives in a shack with his mom. She has a few kids with different guys. He does not go to school, and cannot read or write. The other day he begged to come to town with me when I went to buy some rope for a project so I got him a motorcycle helmet and we hung out for awhile.

We ask God for mercy, and try to help when we can…like visiting him when he stops a bullet. Deanna gave him a new shirt for a present and some chocolates. He immediately ate two of the chocolates and gave the third one to his mom.