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My Family Story
I have a very large family, but I decided to write one of my grandfather's stories. My grandfather's first name is Kurt, and he was born on April 29, 1996. He lived in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. He lives in Caledonia, Mississippi now with my grandmother and aunt with her new born baby. He told me the story of a friend he met at his church camp that helped him through his life when his baby brother died.

 It was the beginning of summer and my grandfather had just begun church camp on the same summer he lost his brother. He was ten years old, he wasn't really focusing on the activities there. He was thinking of he lost baby brother while sitting under a big tree on a summer day. He recalled that it was swimming practice in the lake, but he wasn't in the mood to swim even though it was very warm. One of the camp councilors had noticed him all by himself, so he went to check on him. My grandfather recalled his first name was Tim, but his last name remained lost to him.

 Tim was a student of a university close to the camp and was working at the camp for some money. "He had a strong belief in the Lord," my grandfather said to me. Then, Tim became a great friend to him, and he helped him through his tough time slowly. My grandfather began to slowly heal through the caring words and letters he received when he wasn't at camp. My grandfather told me how the letters and words let him see the joys of the world again. My grandfather soon went back to his usual self with Tim as a good friend.Now, my grandfather is living on back in Mississippi. He misses his lost brother, but stays strong.

