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DearChild
Biography Series
Lessons From
Mattie Stepanek
For kids & teens
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Lessons From
Mattie Stepanek
M attie Stepanek was a
remarkable child who wrote
inspirational poetry, raised funds
for muscular dystrophy, and was
an advocate and fundraiser for
children with disabilities and for
world peace.
Becoming an internationally
known peace advocate at
a young age is impressive.
Having seven books on the
bestseller list is even more
remarkable. Doing all of that
before the age of fourteen is
nothing short of amazing!
Mattie Stepanek did all of that
and more and who knows how
much more he could have done
if he had lived past his teenage
years. Mattie was born with a
rare form of muscular dystrophy,
a disease that also killed his sister
and two brothers in early
childhood. In Mattie's case, he
was a month short of his
fourteenth birthday when he died.
In his few years of life, Mattie
made a bigger impact than most
people do in an extended lifetime.
Although he knew his time on
Earth was going to be limited,
Mattie was determined to keep a
positive and hopeful attitude.
He began writing inspirational
poetry when he was three years
old to help him cope with his
brothers' deaths. The poems
were so beautiful that his mother
sent them to a publisher.
That book, and six more collections
of poems and essays by Mattie,
became bestsellers and brought
comfort to millions of readers.
All of Mattie's writing was based
on his belief that each of us has a
“heart song” a special gift that
we can give to others, and that
this gift is the reason we
were born.
Mattie used the fame he earned
from the success of his poetry to
help raise funds for fighting
muscular dystrophy, and to
become an advocate for world
peace and for aid for children
with disabilities. He made a wide
circle of friends and supporters,
including Oprah Winfrey and
country singer Billy Gilman.
Although he had such a short life,
Mattie's beliefs and work live on
after him. The many foundations
and programsdedicated to his
memory have helped literally
millions of people around the
world through scholarships and
programs for peace. His poetry
has been set to music and
performed at major concert halls.
There are peace gardens, exhibits,
and statues commemorating his
life and his philosophy that all
the world needs is “just peace.”
At Mattie's funeral, former U.S.
President Jimmy Carter said
that he had met kings and
queens, presidents and prime
ministers, but that the most
remarkable person he had ever
met in his life was
Mattie Stepanek.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ogo Ogbueli is an Inspirational
Reading Coach and Co-founder of
Faiththinz Resources...
She is passionate about Personal and
Spiritual Development in both Children
and Adults.
She is married with 5 Children, and
resides in Lagos Nigeria.
Ogo Ogbueli
