BLAST FROM THE PAST

These photos were taken April 14, 2019 in Rio Vista. Dr Kevin Owens had offered to let my youth group come to his property on that Sunday after church.

We both thought, since the water was still cold, that the children would just fish and maybe wade up to their knees, maybe.

Instead, Dixie Johnson led the way to the deep end of the creek and within minutes, they were all swimming and playing in the water.

It was one of those rare moments in these high risk children’s lives where they felt safe and could just be kids… no cell phones, no video games, no failed adults around them… just being carefree kids.

They stayed in for over 2 hours playing in the water and mud…. Kevin and I had to force them to get out so we could get them back home.

That happy afternoon memory will always stick with me.