The following is a report that Brother and Sister Fuentes wrote regarding

the Friday October 8, 2010 Make-a-Wish tour for David Sanchez. Most children (even those in the Truth) David’s age would choose Disney World. No big secret where David’s treasure is.They don’t tell David’s age or his ailment, but we know it has to be serious for this foundation to get involved. Great witness the boy gives!

 

David came with his adoptive grandparents and aunt. David was very happy to be here. His grandfather seemed a little apprehensive at first. We later found out that he was not doing well in the truth. He has not been attending all the meetings and is suffering from depression, but the grandmother, Dolores, was hoping that this visit would help him.

 

Dolores mentioned that his biological mother had agreed for little David to receive a blood transfusion and this was done. He asked his mother “Why are you doing this to me?” she responded that she wanted to keep him alive he said, “you are killing me by letting them put blood in me”.

 

He has given a good witness to all the medical staff.

 

 

When the Make-a-Wish Foundation came to see where he wanted to go, he mentioned that he wanted to go to Bethel in New York . The foundation thought that he was being influenced by his grandparents so they took him into a separate room and asked him to draw where he wanted to go. He drew the bindery line with books and Bethelites working as he had seen in the videos about Bethel , so they asked where it was he wanted to go and he responded Bethel where they make the books and the Watchtower.

 

 

The Bethel family was exceptionally hospitable, every department had something special prepared for him, even though he is so young the family kept him interested and entertained the whole day.

 

In the Writing Department he enjoyed meeting brother Geoffrey Jackson and trying all his hats, brother John Barr and seeing his train collection.

 

It was moving to see them interact with each other. He also enjoyed meeting brother John Wischuk, who took the time to tour the writing archives with us. At this time the grandfather had warmed up and was very impressed to see that these brothers were taking the time to meet David. Grandma was in tears when David was hugging brothers Jackson and Barr.

 

 

At noon a couple was assigned to fix up the lunch table and they did a fantastic job everyone wanted to meet David and he was happy to meet all as well.

 

Something that impressed grandpa was the infirmary. He said that he had no idea that Bethel took care of us this way. He did not know that we had doctors and that we took care of our older brothers so well, after meeting a few of our elderly on the third floor of Towers.

 

Little David was able to keep up with the pace we had for him, at the end he was tired but very happy to have been here, his grandparents were so grateful, especially we noticed that the grandfather’s disposition had changed after seeing the hospitality the family had shown them.

 

from brother