Meet Mel Murray

"Looking back, I see my faith and guidance in snapshots; like a tap on the shoulder or a push in the right direction or a turn towards a different path: singing 'Jesus Loves Me' with my aunt who had Down’s Syndrome; listening to my great aunt Bertha sing 'How Great Thou Art', a well worn copy of The Genesee Diary given to me by a couple from church; crossing paths with people of faith in my years as a social worker- their unwavering belief and trust in God during difficult times; the guidance of Paul, a WHPC member who advised me during my divorce; the light and love that is continually shown to me in the faces of children who pass through my classroom; a poem by Blakely Broaddus in 4th grade-'Girl, sitting on a bench, eating lunch, alone.' We may feel alone, but we never are. All of these snapshots are woven together into a beautiful, messy patchwork that reminds me that God is always there in some way or another."