Twelve years ago, Mr. Brown, a friend of my parents' went to Africa to help in a poor country.

One afternoon, Mr. Brown took a walk in a town. The town was destroyed(破坏) during a war. He saw something moving in the long grass and thought it was an animal. As he got closer, he found it was a baby boy. The boy got hurt a little. Mr. Brown asked a guide," Can we find his family?" The guide looked around and said," I don't think so. "Finally, Mr. Brown adopted (收养) the baby with the help of many friends. The next year, Mr. Brown took him back to America and gave him the name Liam

Liam isn't as big as the other kids, but he is a good student and he is on our school football team. Everyone in our school likes Liam. Whenever there is a need, he is always the first one to help out.

Last year, our school decided tosponsorten poor children. We needed to raise money and sent it to them every month. Liam spent plenty of hours setting up the whole thing. In the end, we raised so much money that we were able to sponsor twenty children.

Do you know why Liam always works so hard? Because many people have worked hard to give him a chance in life.