Just .... WOW!

Ok, so I am not often awestruck by people that I meet ... not really.  Not the fainting, wet your pants kind of thing ... usually, but today was certainly an exception!!

I am in Atlanta, Georgia working at the Operation Christmas Child Processing Center inspecting and, of course, praying over and touching as many boxes as possible, before they are put into cartons and forwarded to 5.8 children around the world.  My brain does not hold the words that would be necessary to give you the feelings, the atmostphere, the relationships that make up the Processing Center!  It is an experience like no other and is one that must be felt in person!

So today we are just processing our little bodies away and we realize we've worked for three hours and need a lunch break, and, of course, the bathroom! So I'm standing in line at the ladies room (ok, really, why is it we can send men to the moon but we can't build bathrooms in buildings to accommodate the fact that we, as girls, pee a LOT???)  Anyway, so I see a man walk by and I think, "Oh wow, that was Randy Riddle."  Nah, it can't be. Why in the world would Mr. Third only to Franklin Graham, Mr. OCC himself, be in Atlanta Processing Center?  A few minutes later, no lie, my mouth falls open and I turn to Debbi ... "Holy crap! That IS Randy Riddle!!!"

We have lunch. Go back to the line and on my way I ask Kate.  "Did I really just see Randy?"  Sure enough, not only is he in the house, but so is Jim Harrelson ... Mr. SECOND man to Franklin Graham and even bigger Mr. OCC!  Ok, now I'm really in awe! 

I kid you not, 30 minutes later, this is what happened ...

I did actually keep my pants dry, but it was not easy!  Ok, all humor aside, let me just tell you that Randy and Jim are the most humble, down to earth and fantastic men! They clearly have a love and passion for Operation Christmas Child, and even as important, for the volunteers.  They did do the usual "hi, how are you", but stood talking with me for over 20 minutes! Right in the middle of the Processing Center!  My respect for these two men just skyrocketed to a whole new level ...

Anyway, so obviously it was a very good day here in Atlanta. I'm tired, blissfully so, therefore you'll have to excuse this crudely created post, but ...

It would only be topped by Franklin Graham himself ... there just wouldn't be any dry pants ...