DAWN WILL RISE 

Part 3: GOD IS LOVE 

    Six months later, to everyone's joy, Helga and Matthew, her doctor friend, were engaged to be married.
    The twins were asked to be bridesmaids at the wedding which would be in June, winter in Australia, but mild weather for Helga, from Germany!
    When the arrangements were being made, a distant relative was visiting. She had met Rose and Dawn as babies, when Dawn had had a leg problem.
    "What about the crippled girl?" the cousin asked in rather a loud whisper that everyone who was nearby could hear. Dawn stood up as straight and tall as a six year old could manage.
    Alone, she walked over to the loud lady and said in her clear penetrating child's voice "I am NOT a cripple! God loves me and made me better! And even if he didn't make me better, He still loves me because GOD IS LOVE!" As Rose came to stand near her and take her hand, Dawn added "And one day I will be a pikelet and fly!" "Pilot," whispered David. "Whatever," Dawn answered. "I will fly." And all her family knew she would.

TO BE CONTINUED

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