Angels at Horse Thief Lake

When I was about 12 years old at a church camp in the Black Hills of South Dakota there was a hike that could be made with other kids and camp counselors to Horse Thief Lake to go swimming. Part way there a camp counselor saw that I didn't have tennis shoes on and sent me back on my own to get them as they felt we should be wearing our tennis shoes to this lake. As I hurried back to the cabin on my own and then hurried back up the trail I eventually started to realize that I had no idea where I was going. There were trails splitting off in every direction and I felt scared and lost. I started to panic, but I stopped and asked for help. At that point and to my relief I could hear voices in the far distance of kids most likely swimming and having fun. So out of the total silence of the forest these voices came to me and I took the trail that led to the rest of my group. I was definitely helped that day by an angel and directed safely to my fun activities that were miles from  our cabin.

Horse Thief Lake, South Dakota, Courtesy of US Forest Service.