Sleepless in a Good Way

My wife was recently helping out as a translator for the introduction meeting of our newest mentor, Ross.  She met with Ross and Elizabeth, the mother of the boy with whom we intended to match Ross.  During the get-to-know-you session, Elizabeth shared a touching story with Julie and Ross about her son Asahel and the "little old man" who lives in their neighborhood.

Not too long ago, the older man invited Asahel to come fishing with him.  Elizabeth said her son was so eager to have a man in his life that he literally couldn't sleep the entire night before the fishing trip.  This was extra special for Asahel, because his mother works 2-3 jobs to pay the bills and rarely has time for special activities.  The next day when he came back from the fishing trip however, Asahel seemed frustrated.  His mother asked him what was wrong, and he said, "I was so tired I ended up sleeping almost the whole time." 

You can imagine Asahel is pretty thrilled about having a mentor who won't just take him fishing once, but intends to do something meaningful with him every week!  Ross is now one month into things and reports God has blessed them with a good start.  Asahel loves to talk, so there hasn't been much ice to break!  And so far it sounds like no one has nodded off...  

Ross, Asahel, and Elizabeth.