This is one of the proudest moments of my life! This is my granddaughters view of our trip so far. Please enjoy!!-Lesa
THE MISSION FROM A 15 YEAR OLD'S PERSPECTIVE
Throughout the past three days I've experienced moments that will stay in my heart forever. It's beyond amazing to be able to touch many hearts and see all the beautiful smiles. Getting to visit April and her family in the breathtaking mountains of West Virginia was most definitely something I will never forget. During prayer I noticed tears flowing down her cheeks, at that moment I knew coming out here was something she needed greatly. Before leaving her farm I could tell a weight was lifted off her shoulders. All she needed was for someone to remind her how beautiful she is and how she is raising such a precious family. I hope one day in the future I'll be able to visit her again and see how much her family has grown.
On day two in Ohio we blessed two families inside of a Walmart. I highly admire my grandmother for being so courageous and brave, she confidently walked up to a family of 6 and got to know each of them. God called her to this family for a reason, after talking to them for quite some time we realized they just lost someone very dear to their hearts and were traveling to the funeral the next day. After hearing this news we blessed them with a $100 visa gift card to help cover any expenses during their traveling. After being handed the card, tears of joy came flooding down her face. It really warmed my heart knowing that we just made that families day. The second family we blessed we met in the check out line. While standing in line I immediately felt like we needed to bless the family directly in front of us. It's extremely ironic because as soon as that thought processed in my mind my grandmother turned around and asked "should we bless them?" Then I knew it was a given that this family needed to be blessed. My grandmother caught his attention and asked "sir can I asked you a question without you getting offended?" He replied "is it my pants?" We all got a kick out of that! Eventually she asked him if we could pay for his groceries. You could tell he was shocked he didn't answer right away, he just paused and stared. Of course he didn't let down the offer! God knew exactly what he was doing when he led us to this family, we learned the couple were getting married next week under a beautiful bridge. This allowed them to put more money towards the romantic wedding.
It is now day three of the trip we were headed towards Bloomington Indiana. God led us to the perfect place. We discovered a steak house in Spiceland, Indiana. Little did we know we were about to change someone's life. We had a beautiful waitress by the name of Jane. She had a friendly smile and a heart as big as their sweet potatoes! I could tell Jane had some sadness in her eyes and after thinking, I knew we had to do something for her. After finishing our meal, Jane came over and asked us to pray for her son. And that was a request that we love to accept! As soon as we were finished praying I looked up and I saw no more sadness in her eyes. She was glowing from the inside out! That just proves how the power of prayer is so helpful and life changing. We later blessed our new friend with a $100 dollar tip. I know we made a huge impact on Jane's life, and we made a great friend in the process. I can't wait to see what's in store for the rest of the trip. God has many plans, he blesses us each and every day.
-- Haylee Elledge
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