Many years ago, during a visit by our prayer group at Id-Dar tal-Providenza in Siġġiewi, I met a very young Debbie Schembri who welcomed us.

A young woman full of determination, with a strong character, I met her again at the Millennium chapel. She knew what she wanted and was doing her best to achieve it.

These last couple of years I came to know Debbie better and the love of her life, her son David. She lived and worked looking forward to the couple of hours she could spend with her son at the weekend. It was a pleasure to be with her and her son; the happiness she experienced in his company and the joy of her laughter as she watched David play.

Debbie enjoyed her independence, notwithstanding the obstacles she encountered to achieve it. She made light of her suffering, which was a daily experience for her, which she accepted and did not allow it to be a setback in her daily life. Her prayer was the way she welcomed and helped the clients at her place of work.

May she rest in God’s loving arms as she watches over her beloved son.