W
hen twins Brody and Weston were six
months old, Hilary and Robert Dehn con-
tacted St. John the Evangelist Catholic School
(SJE) in Loveland about enrolling their chil-
dren when they reached the appropriate age.
Brody has Down syndrome, and Weston is
typically developing. Brody's diagnosis prompted the
family to inquire about early enrollment.
"I really had an unexplainable draw to SJE. It wasn't
because I was fed up with the public school options or ever
thought Weston would go to Catholic school and Brody
wouldn't because it honestly never dawned on me to think
about separating them. They're a package deal, no matter
what! I was simply drawn to SJE," Hilary shared.
Unfortunately, conditions were not right at the time,
and the Dehns were unable to make a plan to enroll both
their children at St. John the Evangelist in the future.
But three years later, the Holy Spirit began to work
spectacularly in the Dehns' lives. ⊲
Proclaiming
the Holy Name
of Jesus
BY KYLE VAN FRANK
Executive Director of
FIRE Foundation of Denver
Robert and I think a lot of pieces fell
into place, with amazingly good timing,
for Brody and Weston to be able to
attend St. John the Evangelist."
HILARY DEHN
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