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Alumnii Spotlight
THE ROAD AFTER LLH
BY: GLENN LESLIE
I was born on April 11, 1970 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Frank and Edith Leslie, and at 4 months old
it was discovered that I was born with open angle Glaucoma. This eye disease caused my Visual
Impairment Blindness. I was fortunate enough to have a grandmother who in 1972 was attending
her Presbyterian Women’s circle at First Presbyterian Church. Marcia Mitchell was the guest speaker
at one of their meetings. My mother had been looking for a preschool for me and my grandmother
informed her about Marcia and Little Light House. I began attending classes with Little Light House
in 1972 and at the time it was at Immanuel Baptist Church. I was one of the first few students and in
classes with Missy Mitchell and Sharmon Poole.
I attended classes at LLH until 1976 when I began kindergarten at Lanier Elementary School. After
elementary school I bounced around from school to school until I eventually graduated from high
school at Tulsa Memorial High School in 1989. I then went on to Arkansas Interprises for the Blind
in July of 1989 until 1990 when I transferred to T.J.C (which is now known as TCC Metro). In 1994,
I worked at a summer day camp at the Thorton YMCA, and then got a job at the Southern Hills
Nursing Home a year later. In 2001, I started doing volunteer work at St. Francis and was there until
2004.
When I was at Little Light House my parents noticed quite a large change in my social behavior.
When I first came to Little Light House I was very shy and because I had been in and out of the
hospital with Glaucoma and eye pressure checks I was really afraid of people. Little Light House
helped bring me out of my shell. I heard God’s calling back over at John Knox Presbyterian in 1997
when I was asked to serve on the Board of Deacons there. This lead me to my current position as a
Deacon at First Prebyterian where I have served for two, three-year terms.
To the children of LLH, you are a blessing from God, and His hands are always on your precious
lives. To the staff I say thank you for what you do for these little ones of God. To the donors, I want
to say thank you for your generous support and donations! Blessings in Christ!
Glenn currently at age 49.
Glenn while attending LLH in 1972.
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