Midmorning With Aundrea - April 21, 2020 (Part 1)

(Part 1 of 2) A picture from Lowndes County taken in 1956 ends up in Pickens County after a powerful storm.

And the Storehouse in Starkville has been helping those who can't leave their homes get hot foods.

Aundrea speaks to Lee Ann Williamson on their ministry.

And travel guru Kelly McKellar discusses the modern phenomenon of "going" to church online.

Maybe, maybe.

We begin this morning with one of our favorite stories in recent days.

A photograph taken in 1956 lowndes county, mississippi is believed to have washed up in a pickens county, alabama creek after a damaging storm.

The family who found the picture - and the couple who are in the picture did not know each other.

Until now.

Wcbi's scott martin has the story of the picture that may truly be worth a thousand words.

"i'm just aw stricken.

I really don't know what to even think or say.

It made me get out my pictures and make sure i have wedding pictures."

It was december 29th 1956 when this dashing photo of mr. and mrs. hodges was snapped.

"it's hard t believe.

I just don't know where it came from.

It's our wedding reception picture.

It's in good shape, whoever had it.

God protected it in the water i guess so we could have a reunion together with this picture."

This picture was blown in by high winds on a stormy easter sunday.

Jennifer manning's son found the photograph of the hodges in a creek by her home.

"i posted it t facebook hoping to find somebody who knew who the couple was."

After several shares on facebook we tracked down toby and joann hodges.

They're still puzzled by how the picture ended up across the state line.

"i can rembe that picture being made.

Some of them i know.

The wedding pictures were made right there."

"i didn't really as what size it was.

I got to thinking maybe it was a little one, then i thought what if it was an 8x10..i don't know anybody who would have found a picture in mcshan, alabama."

The photo looks unscathed...as if it was protected.

For joann that means the picture was discovered for a purpose.

"the preservatio of the picture just shows me about, a lot more about god.

How he protects us, how he preserves us.

For what reason he wanted me to see his power in bringing this picture here..i got to meet jennand wcbi, scott...it's just unreal."

The hodges were barely in their twenties when they married.

Their love story started as a double date.

This past december they celebrated 63 years of marriage.

This is their thousand words - the beginning of so much love, strength, and hope.

"the special par of the story is that mr. and mrs. hodges has been married for 63 years.

It's rare to find a marriage that has lasted that long.

"it's hard to pu into words at how awesome this is.

That this happened for such a time as this.

There was a bad storm.

We're in a bad cris..i guess i have to say this is a miracle."

The hodges are hoping that they figure out who had the photo of them from their wedding day and maybe solve the mystery.

Hands to work.

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