The last few weeks have been hard on me and I honestly didn't think I was going to be able to come on this trip. But my decision to tough it out and come was the best decision I've made. Because of the bad weather, half of us were sent to an alternate location. We were in a small living room area and kitchen making sandwiches that would then be passed out at shelters and to the homeless. We walked in and immediately two men asked if they could pray and they began to weep thanking God for blessing them. They didn't have any volunteers today and they didn't think they were going to be able to feed anyone because they didn't have anyone to help. They praised God in ways that I've only seen a handful of times. It was an amazing moment. I had been talking with a woman that helped out there and she is one of the most inspiring people I've met. Meeting her and hearing her talk and hearing her passion for God and her passion for love was indescribable. It felt as though she was speaking directly to me. Everything she had said and everything she told me related exactly to what I have been going through these previous weeks. I don't think it was a coincidence that I decided to come on this trip and then meet her. The things that she told me and said to me related to me so well I could not believe it. I felt like she knew me and knew what I was going through. Her passion for life changed my perspective on so many things. In less than a day I have already been impacted by so many people and so many situations. Not only have I been able to help others this trip, this trip has helped me.
Joelle Rush
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