Posted on 04/16/2018 5:43:58 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Simon Brown served in the army for 13 years. But in 2006, during a rescue mission, he was shot by a sniper in the face. Fortunately, by some miracle, he survived, but he had to undergo several surgeries at least 25 of them to reconstruct his face.
Brown became partially blind, his jaw, cheekbones, and nose had to be reconstructed and reshaped, and he had to use a prosthetic eye. His new appearance made him feel self-conscious, and he lost his confidence. Living independently and adjusting to life without most of his sight has been a long and difficult journey.
Help for Heroes stepped in to help. This group is an organization that provides support for those who have sustained injuries while serving the British Armed Forces, and they decided to bring Brown to meet a special young girl for a video!
The girl is Temperance Pattinson, who also goes by Tempy, and shes five years old. Shes always felt proud of soldiers and war heroes, and since she was three, shes been joining triathlons and marathons to support soldiers. She loves challenging herself, even when completing these events can be difficult or scary!
When Brown and Temperance met, Brown was worried that Temperance would react badly to his scars, his eye, and the way that he looked. But of course, their adorable meeting proved that he had nothing to worry about! Check out this viral video of this amazing meeting and the ensuing conversation here!
You tried. And for that, we thank you! :)
*sniff*
What a little angel she is!
I could have watched the two of them all day!
May God bless them both real good!
......meeting of great minds!....
No offense intended, but no 5 year old is committed to anything. Except maybe Teletubbies or Barney.
Each of us has been given different capacities and insights.
I accepted Jesus as my Savior at the age of 5. True, I had the advantage of parents that took my to Sunday School and church every Sunday. By Grace, I made my own personal decision.
This young one has by Grace been given the advantage to develop her own insights. The parable of the Prodigal Son’ with the Father always there; one son with him and the other son that returns. Like the Father, the Grace of God is always constant but each of us respond respond differently until we make a choice.
Shes a humdinger.
WOW! Tears in my eyes. Wounded vet and little girl, if this doesn’t tug the strings of your heart, you have none.
A lot of times people will accidentally double post and ask that the duplicate be removed. I hope thats what it was.
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