From Barbara (thanks!)

THE WOMAN WAS IN HER FORTY'S. HER MOM AND DAD WAS DIVORCED WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD. IN GROWING

UP SHE WAS PULLED BETWEEN HER MOM AND DAD. THE YELLED AT ONE ANOTHER AND SHE COULD TELL

THEY HATED ONE ANOTHER. SHE LIVED WITH HER MOTHER MOST OF THE TIME. HER MOM WOULD SEND HER TO

SUNDAY SCHOOL ON THE CHURCH BUS AND THAT WAS SO MOM COULD DO WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO. JUST

ABOUT EVERY SUNDAY SHE WOULD COME BACK HOME FROM SUNDAY SCHOOL TO FINE HER MOM WITH A

MAN. THERE WAS BEER AND WINE AND DRUGS AND SMOKES LAYING AROUND. THE GIRL NEVER FELT LOVE.

WAS NOT REALLY CARED FOR OR TAUGHT ANY VALUES. SHE STARTED DRINKING AROUND 13 YEARS OLD. BY

THE TIME SHE WAS 16 SHE WAS SLEEPING WITH THE BOYS AND SMOKING. SHE MADE IT THROUGH HIGH

SCHOOL AND GOT HER A JOB AT MCDONALDS. SHE SAVED HER MONEY AND MOVED IN WITH SOME

OTHER GIRLS. SHE STATED GOING TO PARTYS AND AT THE PARTYS SHE GOT HUCKED ON DRUGS. SHE

STARTED STEELING MONEY FOR HER JOP AND GOT FIRED. HER GIRL FRIENDS KICKED HER OUT AND SHE HAD

NO WERE TO GO. SHE WOULD BEG FOR MONEY AND THEN SHE STARTED SLEEPING WITH GUYS FOR MONEY

SO SHE COULD BUY HER DRUGS AND BEER AND SMOKES. SHE WOULD SLEEP IN ALLEYS AND SOME TIME IN A

SHELDER FOR THE HOME LESS. SHE KEAP GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. SHE WAS DIRTY ONLY ONE SET OF

CLOTHES TO WEAR. SHE WAS HOMELESS AND NOW SLEEPING IN THE GUTTERS IN A CARD BOARD BOX THAT

HELPED TO KEEP THE NIGHT MIST OFF OF HER. ONE NIGHT SHE DIDN'T HAVE

ANY MONEY TO GET HER A FIX. SHE WAS LAYING ON HER BACK LOOKING AT THE STARS ON THE RIVER BANK.

SHE STARTED THINKING ABOUT THE SUNDAYS SHE WOULD GET ON THE CHURCH BUS AND WOULD GO TO

SUNDAY SCHOOL. AND SHE WOULD STORIES ABOUT JESUS.

SHE REMEMBERED HEARING HOW HE WOULD HEEL THE SICK. MAKE THE BLIND TO SEE AND THE LAME TO WALK.

THEY TOLD HER ALL SHE NEEDED TO DO WAS TO CALL ON HIS NAME AND

THAT HE COULD HEAR HER CRYS AND HE WOULD COME TO HER. SO SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD CALL UPON HIS NAME.

SHE HAD NOTHING TO LOSE. SO NIGHT AFTER NIGHT SHE WOULD TALK TO JESUS. EACH TIME SHE

CALLED ON HIS NAME SHE FELT A LITTLE BIT BETTER ABOUT HER SELF. ONE DAY SHE FELT REALLY GOOD

ABOUT HER SELF AND SHE WENT DOWN TO THE RIVER AND WASHED HER CLOTHES AND DRIES THEM. PUT

THEM ON AND WENT BACK TO THE CHURCH WERE SHE HAD GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL.

THERE SHE FOUND MORE HELP AND SHE IS NOW GOING BACK INTO THE ALLEYS AND GUTTERS TEACHING

THAT THEIR IS ONE WHO LOVES THEM AND WILL HELP THEM .HIS NAME IS JESUS.

HER DESERT WAS THE GUTTER AND SHE WALKED OUT OF THE GUTTER LEANING ON THE ONE SHE LOVED.