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Nicaraguan children at a dump where they and their families scavenge for food and supplies.family had escaped here fromSomalia with literally nothing.The mother (Binti) had seenthree of her six childrenmurdered in front of her owneyes. They were struggling tosurvive here in the U.S. andaccepting help where theycould. Editor’s note: Binti andher husband Adam continueto work at Bill’s warehouse,packing and organizingshipments. With Bill’s help, thefamily has been able to settlein Bridgeport, and their threechildren have attended or arecurrently attending college.Bill has a deep appreciationfor the Catholic Church.Aside from being a longtimeparishioner, he has also spenttime teaching catechismlessons at his local parish.Bill sees everyone as aspiritual being. Many yearsago, a particular scripture,Matthew 25: 35-40, motivatedBill. It reads: “For I was hungryand you gave me something toeat, I was thirsty and you gaveme something to drink, I was astranger and you invited me in,I needed clothes and you clothedme, I was sick and you lookedafter me, I was in prison and youcame to visit me…Truly I tell you,whatever you did for one of theleast of these brothers and sistersof mine, you did for me.”I could virtually write abook on … how committed Billis to justice. However, I willsimply share one story…On a trip to Nicaragua,one of the Teresian Sisters,with whom his organizationhas a working relationship,invited Bill to visit a maternityhospital in the small townof Somotillo. There he saw afourteen year old girl havingpre-birth contractions. Justas striking as her age, wasthe fact that she was lying ona foam mat on a dirty floor.There was little the nursescould do for her withouthaving medications, ornecessary equipment. Theydid not even have a bed inthe hospital for her. When Billarrived home, he got the wordout on the needed suppliesand began working with a fewmedical outlets such as elderlyrehab facilities that wereupgrading their equipment.Over a few months he wasable to procure a number ofhospital beds and suppliessuch as bedding, lighting,syringes, gloves, and a scale.Remarkably, Bill was evenable to score two ultrasoundmachines. He spent a weekendto drive to Boston and backto pick one up. I can barelyimagine the pride and joy Billmust have had to see theseitems shipped off to Somotillo.Bill Evans grew up inStamford, one of sevenchildren. His three brothersalso attended Fairfield Prep:Matthew ’73, John ’74 andMark ’78. He attendedWorcester PolytechnicalInstitute, graduating witha bachelors in chemicalengineering. He carried onthe painting business he andhis brothers started to helppay their tuitions to Prep andcollege. He and his wife Joycehave four children Bryan,Abby, Tim and Molly, and livein Westport. When askedabout a message he wouldlike to share, Bill said, “Jesus’smessage to all of us is to lookafter one another and care forone another.”For more on Bill’s work:www.Ctquestforpeace.orgAbove from top: In Nicaragua –teaching computer skills; a dentalclinic; donated pharmaceuticalsupplies. In Bridgeport – walkerswaiting to be shipped; Somalianrefugees work packing supplies.Prep Today 37