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April 2009

IF YOU DO YOUR PART I'LL DO MINE

A difficult hike reveals a member's Higher Power

My world flew to pieces earlier that year. Friends were willing to lend me equipment, and support emerged for my goal, a week in the wilderness on the Appalachian Trail. I set out to escape to the mountains and there in the beauty and majesty started to sense God's presence. At first I wanted to make this journey because I needed to accomplish something positive this year. Days before I left I came to the realization that this challenge had other meaning. If I could do this, it would embolden me to face the other challenges and tasks that were ahead.

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