Day 6

“You children come with me,” Mom directed. Leah led them behind their house where many bushes and weeds had grown tall. There she lifted up a piece of dirt-covered wood to reveal a large hole in the ground that had six five-gallon containers hidden inside. “Help me lift these out of here.”

The children obeyed and then dragged the full containers to a nearby ditch. Upon removing the lids, all four of them gagged. “BLEGH!” This stuff is so gross, Beatrice thought. Who would want to drink this?

“Now, help me pour it all out!” Mom exclaimed as she turned a large container over and watched the liquid run down into the dirt.

Beatrice noticed her mother’s straight face lift into one of pure joy as the five of them poured every drop of the illegal alcohol into the ditch behind their tiny house. Then they witnessed her do something they had not seen for years: she spoke to God and prayed a powerful prayer!

• Can you imagine running a business that forces you to hide your produce from your own spouse and friends?

• What kind of joy, release, and relief do you think Leah is experiencing as she's dumping out the moonshine?

• What do you think Leah said in her prayer?