June 7, 2004
Servant Leader
The staff announcer in our town’s Talking Library radio service for persons who are blind or otherwise handicapped is, himself, blind.
He tells of a time when an elderly lady volunteer was winding up the taping of her program at the second-floor studio late one evening. Just as she finished, the building’s power went off, and the place turned pitch-black. As she attempted to leave, she became lost in the vast halls of the building, feeling along the walls, stumbling and groping her way. Searching for and fearing the stairs, she cried out for help.
Hearing and following her cries, the announcer caught up with her, offered her his arm, and led her down the stairs safely out to her car.