Darrell wrote me:

just a few words from you make me as happy as a young child that got a new shiny bike for his birthday.
Knowing that you live on the other side of the world, knowing that we never met before, that we didn't know each other before I came here, and still take time out of your shedule to write me, means so much to me. A lot of people don't even realize it, but I'm very grateful for it. Thanks for not judging me for my past and and sticking by me when times get hard. Others rolled out on me a long time before, people I saw as my family and friends, and you were a total stranger who came and brought a light in my dark life. thank you