feel like i keep getting divine flicks...

Its so awesome how you can be at work and run into some of the most awesome people. I have had the pleasure of meeting a father in law of one of my patients. My patient was deaf. Her husband is deaf also. Her father in law and son came in to visit and he talked to me for about an hour about his life and his son and how the son met his wife at the school for the deaf in Flint many years ago. The Father in law is a retired principle in the flint area. Im so amazed at what this man did for the city of flint. During his tenure, he got grants and started a program for pregnant and already mother teens. It was called cradle care. It was a school that had daycare for ages 0-4. He saw that msot of these teens dropped out and he felt a need to stop it. He also got a grant for a free immunization clinic for his students and their families. He personally made house calls to see how someone was and also would pick kids up from home and take them to school if the family had no car. There was soo much more but Im just in awe of what a wonderful man this was. He and his wife now care for their 2 grandkids whose mother is very ill and in the hospital(my patient). They were very well spoken, polite and sweet! He has been married for 54 years!!! If only I have the chance to make a difference in the world and have jesus work through me like this man!! You should hear the way he "disciplined" his students. So God like and awesome!! Teachers listen up! Obviously in inner city Flint it can get rough and you can have parents who dont really take part in their childrens lives. Many were suspended often. He started a plan where he would call the parents, who would give countless excuses on why they couldnt really help in theprob and he gave them a choice. Your kid gets 5 days suspension or just 4 and you cme in and sit with them for one whole day and only there to discipline! Youcannot help him, talk to him etc...just discipline when needed. He said "let me tell you how many parents by the end of the day were ready to discipline junioe...who wants to sit and miss work just to sit in a class and not do anything but be ready to discipline". It had a profound effect on hsi students and the way parents stepped up. anyway I had to share!!!
God Bless Mr. Lillard! At a time when I thought Flint was covered by Satan stands a shining light!!!