Unbound trip members- Andy and Gail

      The people on the Unbound Awareness Trip to Kenya come from all walks of life. I enjoyed meeting Gail and Andy from Mississippi.

Gail was a teacher for 32 years and she stresses the importance of education to all the children we meet.In addition, she and Andy always have handmade rosaries to hand out to families as well as ziploc bags filled with necessities. She and Andy came on this trip to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. At the Mass that was held outdoors, they chose to renew their wedding vows in a touching ceremony.

      Gail shared that her daughter was 4 months pregnant and was in a terrible automobile accident in France. She was urged to abort the baby, but she chose to carry to term. The little girl was perfect, but her daughter suffered some brain injuries. Her daughter, Rachel Benin,has since wrote a devotional about the experience called Hit My Heaven. It is described as " the moving account of one woman re­covering from tragedy and how she learned to see God in common, ordinary experiences. God, in turn, spoke to her in the language of her everyday life."