A Proud and Grateful AuntLast Saturday, I joined the rest of my family at the graduation of my oldest nephew Douglas Johnathan Sharma from Carneige-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here seen with my sister and his mother Aurora, and his dad, Verne, Douglas is one of the loves of my life. He joins my other four nephews and two nieces whose in whose lives I have been so intimately involved since their birth. Leaving them to travel to South Africa was one of the most difficult decisions I have ever made but I am here with their love and their full support. Douglas is an hugely talented young man. He is a gifted artist, whose work hangs in all of our homes, but he also loves to cook and plans to open his own food business some day. He has travelled around the world and I love to listen to him talk about global issues. What I value most however is his love for his family and his younger cousins who were there to celebrate his achievement and see in him a model for their lives. Douglas' parents have taught him well and shown him the way to a life of excellence in whatever he does, and service to others. Their support is crucial to my ministry here and the work I do in South Africa is theirs too.I thank God for my family, their love for me and for the people I serve in South Africa.
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