See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Ben Carson Story.
Life Lesson #50 – Be Enthusiastic.
It was on February 15th, 1960 that a little girl was born in Reedsport, Oregon. Her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Luke, named her Delilah Rene. Delilah’s family was very involved in music, and just like them, she loved music, too. But soon, she discovered she didn’t have a talent for singing. What she could do, though, was talk! When she was in middle school, she became a news reporter for radio station KDUN in her hometown of Reedsport. Over the years, that early start in radio became a great foundation for an amazing career in broadcasting. You can hear Delilah every night from seven to midnight on hundreds of radio stations across the United States. She listens to, and plays songs for people who are celebrating in their lives, and for those who are feeling sad about something.
Delilah has eight children, five of them adopted. She knows and cares a lot about children who have been orphaned or abandoned.
In 2003, Delilah learned about a very small refugee camp in a country called Ghana on the continent of Africa where tens of thousands of men, women, and children live all crowded together. They had very little food and no fresh water. Quickly, Delilah got a group of people together and started an organization called Point Hope to HELP those people. Soon, with her hard work, determination, and persistence, water wells were drilled nearby, and food and other services started to be provided. On one of her trips to Africa, she bought some nearby land to build an orphanage. Yes, Delilah Rene Luke, the girl who became a radio broadcaster when she was in middle school, grew up to become a very special HERO.
– Jim Lord