Who would not want to name their son "Daniel"? After all, one of the greatest characters in all of Biblical history was the prophet Daniel who sought to warn his people of impending doom and to rescue them from harm. Every Bible student has marveled at the story of Daniel in the den of lions and the way God loved and rescued him from harm.

Our story is about a little boy who carries the same name. At birth he was not expected to live. He was 2 1/2 months premature, and he developed hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy, yet those who predicted his death were also premature and did not realize his determination to live.

Today, Daniel Shipley is a smiling 11 year old who lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. He moves determinedly through life with the aid of two shiny, metal canes and a wheelchair. In an early letter to The Malawi Project, he asked about sending raisins for the children of Malawi. Others had said the famine in Malawi was so widespread that his aid would do little to help. In spite of this discouragement this 4′ 8" 75 lb. blue-eyed boy begged his parents to let him use his allowance to buy raisins.

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