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Of all the experiences from camp, this might honestly be one of my favorites.

It was Saturday, the second to last day of camp. By this time we had all been through a complete transformation. We had made close friendships, broke down walls, experienced things we never thought we would experience and had formed our teams.  This day was an ATL day or “Ask the Lord” day.

My team had spent some time with God prior to leaving the camp. We sat around and discussed what we thought God was telling us. All 6 of us piled in my little Hyundai Elantra! And we took off for town. Before even pulling out of the camp driveway I was praying; praying for some direction. No one had felt God was leading them to a particular place and we were just going to go to Chattanooga since we all knew where it was. I had this overwhelming feeling to turn left even though I had no clue what was to the left; and so I did. A few minutes later we turned a corner and there was this billboard that said
 

 
We all started laughing. How funny God is sometimes. He speaks through Billboards!
 
We decided to pull over and try to get a GPS up and going to find out our location. While waiting we discussed we wanted pizza for lunch and need to find a restaurant. Looking up, I kid you not, there was another billboard that said
 

Okay seriously God. Is this the day for conversations through Billboards?

Now here is where it gets even cooler! At the pizza place we met a couple

 
who just happened to be from a little place called Belleview, FL which is like 15 minutes from me! Seriously, God? I’m in the middle of Podunk nowhere and I meet a couple from my area! After praying with them, they gave us everything they had in their pockets. What a blessing! Oh, God wasn’t done yet….

We left the pizza place and ended up in a park trying to figure out where God wanted us to go next. We decided to take the money we were given, find an ice cream shop and by ice cream for people. Leaving the park we saw some people having a picnic. We stopped to ask them if they knew of an Ice cream shop nearby and the lady responded, “We aren’t from here.” So out of pure curiosity we asked where they were from. She said, “Ocala, FL”! NO WAY! I’m in the middle of nowhere and not only have I met one person from my area but now I have met two! What are the odds of that happening?

After sharing with them what we were doing their friends were able to direct us back to the ice cream shop. We spent the remainder of the afternoon buying ice cream for people and sharing with them our story and listening to theirs. I also happened to meet a gentleman who was from Jacksonville, FL and was familiar with some missionaries from my area as well! Go figure.

I’m not exactly sure what the point was for me to meet all those people from my hometown that day. I don’t exactly know why God wanted us to turn left but I’m sure glad I did. I know that my team did the right thing and God does answer prayers even through Billboards.