Abused as a child, adopted teen now reaches out to foster children

The Advocate
Elijah Evans easily and effortlessly tells the story of his early life — life before he found a home and a feeling for what the word "family" meant. "I'm not uncomfortable sharing it because it was negative and positive. It was a negative experience that became positive because God put me in a better place. Now, I get to do something in the community, and make a difference," said Evans, now a confident young teen, weeks away from his 16th birthday, about the abuse he survived at the hands of the woman who gave birth to him. For more here.