Maris MacGregor

The Woman Who Changed my Life in One Summer

It was the summer of 2019 and it was just the beginning of yet another summer at The Summer Camp for Girls in Washington Maine. I had been a staff at this camp for what was going to be my second summer but I had grown up there as a camper and a counselor in training. The staff was just beginning to start our training for that summer when our boss announced that we would be having another staff come in but she would be late due to flying in internationally. We were about three days in when Mandisa arrived. Turns out she had come from Johannesburg, South Africa and that is why it took her so long to get to camp. I know this sounds cliche, but as soon as Mandi arrived I knew she was different. I know what you're thinking, no not in a love kind of way; in a inspiring way. Something about her presence gave me chills from the start. Just like I was about to meet someone who I never would forget.