By Staff, Baptist Message
[img_assist|nid=8071|title=A Helping Hand|desc=RAs and GAs at Unity Baptist Church in Pineville clean the yard of an elderly church member, Marie Wiggins, a former GA and former longtime GA leader. The youngsters earned a service patch for their work, a meal of Louisiana red beans and rice from Mrs. Wiggins, the fun of working together and a sense of satisfaction from helping someone, their leaders said.|link=none|align=left|width=640|height=480]PINEVILLE – Way back when, little Marie was part of the Girls in Action mission group at her church.
In time, she became Marie Wiggins and a GA leader.
Recently, about a dozen GA girls and RA boys at Unity Baptist Church in Pineville spent a Saturday getting her sizable yard ready for spring.
“They had fun working together and a sense of satisfaction in helping somebody,” said RA Leader Doug Aycock.
“It was a successful and fun missions workday,” said GA Leader Iris Rosier. “At our next GA meeting, we discussed the importance of helping others.”
The youngsters raked up leaves and pinestraw, picked up pine cones and planted flower bulbs for Wiggins, who is “always out doing good things as she can,” Rosier said.