Barak Bassman had a difficult...
Illustration
Barak Bassman had a difficult childhood. Barak was plagued with emotional problems and had learning disabilities too severe for mainstream schools. But he was fortunate to have a loving, patient, and understanding nanny named Louise Brown whose undaunted daily love tempered his frustrated outbursts.
As he grew into a teenager, Barak got the help he needed from the mental health community and eventually he came to be a very bright student.
Many years went by and Ms. Brown cared for other troubled children, including her own nephews, Joshua and Anthony, whom she planned to adopt. But child welfare workers decided to remove the boys and placed them with a foster family that they believed was more suitable. Ms. Brown was put into the difficult position of fighting the State of New York even though she had no right to a lawyer or the money to hire one. But when she entered the courtroom, her burdens were lightened. Standing there waiting for her was Barak Bassman, now a 20-year-old first-year law student. It took three more years of legal wrangling, but Ms. Brown won her custody battle. Barak Bassman was there to plead on behalf of his former nanny Louise Brown (Nina Bernstein, New York Times, May 11, 2002).
John assures us that we too have someone waiting to plead with God on our behalf -- Jesus Christ.
As he grew into a teenager, Barak got the help he needed from the mental health community and eventually he came to be a very bright student.
Many years went by and Ms. Brown cared for other troubled children, including her own nephews, Joshua and Anthony, whom she planned to adopt. But child welfare workers decided to remove the boys and placed them with a foster family that they believed was more suitable. Ms. Brown was put into the difficult position of fighting the State of New York even though she had no right to a lawyer or the money to hire one. But when she entered the courtroom, her burdens were lightened. Standing there waiting for her was Barak Bassman, now a 20-year-old first-year law student. It took three more years of legal wrangling, but Ms. Brown won her custody battle. Barak Bassman was there to plead on behalf of his former nanny Louise Brown (Nina Bernstein, New York Times, May 11, 2002).
John assures us that we too have someone waiting to plead with God on our behalf -- Jesus Christ.
