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Faith Hope And Love Jesus, Inc.
P.O. Box 2493
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Meet Our 2022 College Scholarship Essay Winner

We are pleased to announce the winner for our 2022 College Scholarship Essay Contest!! And the winner is…JUSTICE THOMPSON

  •                           The Winning Essay


    Born into a world so confusing

    Trying to look at life like it’s amusing.

    Being biracial is not all that it seems to be

    A cookie cutter home didn’t work for me.

     

    From my white grandma attempting to do my hair using hairspray and water

    Black grandma sending me to the braid shop to get my cornrows and beads so I could look like her daughter.

    Both loved me

    Neither really understood me.

     

    Growing up in a predominately black school

    Told that my mother would be a slave owner back in the day made me want to duel.

    Being called “boo boo” face as my freckles began to grow

    Knowing that I had to keep all my emotions in so I didn’t blow.

     

    Growing up in the city where you hear gunshots every night

    Hiding behind a tree terrified of the loud thumping car driving slowly past every street light.

    Being able to go across the street at the basketball court while my mother watched me with her window open for fear of me being alone

    As my friend showed me her cool tricks of calling the police on her flip phone.

     

    That same friend was so independent

    Her spirit was transcendent.

    In charge of her three younger sisters at the age of nine

    When the terror of a stranger crossed the line.

     

    Only being able to be that adventurous kid when my big brother wasn’t aloof

    As he stacked cinder blocks against the recreational center across the street to get on the roof.

    Going to the kudzu to climb trees with my brother and finding the lounge spot he created

    Running around abandoned houses with our neighborhood friends with whom we related.

     

    My brother and I, with the five year age gap, arguing all the time

    But having a closeness that would help us climb.

    A relationship that I will cherish forever

    The bond we have will never be severed.

     

    My mother chasing us with anything she could reach to whoop us

    While we tried not to laugh and made it worth all the fuss.

    To her leaving him to babysit me, while he showed me that brotherly tough love

    As he put blankets and pillows over my head until I gave him a hard shove.

     

    Visiting and spending time with my family in Buffalo, New York

    Quality time that I cherish and can and sometimes feel too short.

    Listening to my Great Grandma Ruby, boss us around

    Telling life stories as a black woman while living in town.

     

    Spending time with my white Grandma Dolores

    Sometimes up and down the shore.

    Listening to unintentional racist things

    I learned to ignore her comments and see what life brings.

     

    Being so confused on how to fit in in this world

    I know I’m supposed to be swirled.

    But I’m always too black to be white, too white to be black

    In a world where everyone is always on attack.

     

    Growing up with both parents in the house

    While living in this little perfect world, like a caged mouse.

    I would twirl and twirl

    Being a daddy’s little girl.

     

    Eating popcorn, watching tv until I fell asleep

    He would let me lay next to him without saying a peep.

    I would wake the next morning, tucked in my bed

    Wondering how I got there, but nothing to be said.

     

    As time went by, I started to see things that my parents tried to hide

    While knowing I must stay quiet and always abide.

    From my parents’ fights getting so bad

    Living out of the car, going house to house trying not to be sad.

     

    Finally coming home to an empty house feeling confused

    Astonished there was nothing but the rooms filled with echoes and a heart that was bruised.

    Thinking about the life that everyone wanted with both parents living supposedly happy

    Was torn from me while I tried not to be sappy.

     

    To him vanishing and never hearing from him again

    Knowing that I would heal from the life as I knew it, but when?

    Learning to accept that he will never come back was the hardest as a young child

    But then another loss would make that pain seem mild.

     

    My God momma passed away tragically

    I felt a sense of nothing and wanted to poof away magically.

    How could I lose two of the most important people in my life at the same time?

    With no warning and not one sign.

     

    Why me God? I questioned. What did I do to deserve this treatment?

    Greiving and trying to deal with bereavement.

    Trying my hardest to push those feelings down and leave them there

    Knowing there was a reason that I would later have to share.

     

    Still to this day trying to accept that I am put through everything for a reason

    This is God’s way of helping me get through this season.

    A season of life without understanding

    But conquering through and here I am still standing.

    

  • Justice Thompson FAQ...coming soon

     

    1. What school are you attending? 

    Xavier University, NOLA

    

    2. What is your major?

    Biology

     

    3. What plans do you have after you graduate?

    Sports Medicine 

    

    4.  What are your interests and hobbies?

    I love to dance and run and currently volunteer with local high school students helping with science experiments at the local high school.

    

    5.  Share whatever you would like about who Justice Thompson is.

    I am a Sophomore at Xavier University in NOLA.  I grew up in Atlanta, GA and for most of my life was a competitive dancer.  In high school, I was diagnosed with Von Willebrands blood disorder.  Von Willebrands has had a huge impact on my life medically and emotionally but because of my blood disorder I learned to push through and make the best of every situation.  I know God has a plan for my life and know that I will prevail.

A Word From Our

Executive Director

 

I am exceptionally pleased to announce this year’s winner - Justice Thompson.  Congratulations Justice! I would like to thank you for the authenticity your entry provided in this process along with its unique format.  Let your voice continue to represent the possibilities that your generation has to offer this place we all call home. 

We are privleged to have received another year of outstanding submissions in our annual college scholarship program. We continue to be humbled by the brave and inspirational young men and women who shared their individual stories. Participation dipped a bit, but I’m sure that was due to our common nemesis COVID-19.  It’s hard to believe that we continue to live under the shadow of this scrouge. 

However, one sentiment rang true in every participant’s narrative – never give up, remain optimistic, and seek to serve others.  My hope is that you all continue to persevere and remain encouraged throughout your journey as you succeed with every achievement both big and small.

We have an exciting announcement to share regarding our college scholarship program.  First - starting with our 2023 cycle we will be awarding 2 -$500 scholarships.  Second - submissions will be completely electronic.

Thank you to our donors, sponsors, stakeholders, and volunteers for continuing to stay plugged in with our mission to serve the children with blood disorders and cancers, their families and of course, the survivors.  Many blessings!



                           ~~Marsha

Meet Our 2022 College Scholarship Essay Winner...Justice Thompson



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Faith Hope And Love Jesus, Inc.
P.O. Box 2493
Woodstock, GA 30188

ph: 678-994-2839 'office on the go'
alt: 678-778-0207

info@faithhopeandlovejesus.org