Today I got Elsie, a woman who works on base, new shoes. I have laundry day on Wednesday, and when hanging up my clothes, I ALWAYS forget to put on shoes to walk on the hot pavement by the laundry line...(us Globals have adopted the Africaner Life With No Shoes.) Elsie always laughs at me and asks me "Where are your shoes?!" My typical response is "I forgot them!" Haha, well I FINALLY remembered them and I made it a point to show her that I remembered my shoes that day. She laughed, and showed me hers as well. Boy were her shoes worn out. Now I'm not talking "Oh these are getting worn out, probably should get some new ones in the the next few weeks but these are still kind of okay" kind of worn out. I'm talking, falling apart, can see through the bottom of her shoes kind of worn out. I felt in that moment that I needed to get her shoes. I wasn't sure if it was God talking to me, or just my heart aching for my sweet friend Elsie, so I kind of let it be. I'd forgotten all about it until the other day in PEP, a local clothing store. I drifted over to the shoes section, and thought of Elsie immediately. I walked out of that store with a pair of bright red slip-ons for Auntie Elsie. When we got back to base, it was about the end of the work day for Elsie and the other women who work on base. I hurried to find Elsie and there she was in the laundry room again! As I gave her the shoes, I immediately started apologizing, saying I wasn't sure if they were the right size or if she'd like them, yada yada yada. They were a perfect fit. I'll never forget the smile on her face or the way she hugged me after she tried them on. She told me that she was speechless with thanks. It's amazing how God can lay things on your heart in order to bless someone else. By listening to God's voice, I got to bless Elsie. Thank God for allowing small things to speak loud.
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AuthorJessica Hedge Archives
February 2016
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