Thank you, Russ. Here's another on --

EMPATHY /CARING ~

Mr. Alter's fifth-grade class at Lake Elementary School in Oceanside, California, included fourteen boys who had no hair. Only one, however, had no choice in the matter.

In an Associated Press story (March 1994), Ian O'Gorman, undergoing chemotherapy for lymphoma, faced the prospect of having his hair fall out in clumps. So he had his head shaved. But then thirteen of his classmates shaved their heads, so Ian wouldn't feel out of place.

Ten-year-old Kyle Hanslik started it all. He talked to some other boys, and before long they all trekked to the barbershop. "The last thing he would want is to not fit in," said Kyle. "We just wanted to make him feel better."

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2).
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---Sherman L Burford