| The Message of the Heart Spoon |
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Agape, the unconditional love of Jesus Christ to the world |
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For countless centuries, the humble spoon has been a symbol of giving and
nurturing, used in the care and sustenance of those unable to care for
themselves. We present the Heart Spoon in honor of Millie Mangus Gillespie, a woman whose entire life exemplified agape, the unconditional love of Jesus Christ. We have dedicated this spoon in various materials to help children’s causes across the globe. Proceeds from its distribution will help provide counseling recovery efforts for children whose lives have been devastated, including from the trauma of sexual abuse. This art from the start is meant to help children, and would not be possible without the steadfast encouragement, faith, and prayers of Millie and a few others who grasped its significance. Today Millie is no longer with us, but her spiritual closeness is felt warmly as this continues forward for children, with its much needed message of agape love to the world. We pray it to help children all across the world, long into the future. The art is now in the ownership of specialists to produce and distribute it widely; the artist and others pursue writing, educational, and legislative lobby efforts to insure that pedophiles and any who protect pedophiles are locked away from society, so that children are safe. Millie believed that it is for love that we are put here on this planet. This is how she lived her life, as a total giving of herself, both as devoted mother and as an angelic teacher in the inner city schools. While running for the office of United States president, Senator Robert Kennedy stopped at a crowded school in Charleston, WV and asked the principal to introduce him to one of his most caring teachers. The principal chose my mother. Later that day, centered on the front page of the Charleston Daily Mail was Millie, smiling happily in her classroom, surrounded by the affable Bobbie Kennedy and her adoring students. To both family and friends, this stands out as one of our proudest moments. She was, as always from this special blessing and recognition, very gracious and humble. Many of Millie's students, and her granddaughter, went into the medical field, from the inspiring influence of this brilliantly gifted science teacher. She helped others achieve what she could not afford to do in her younger years, to attend medical school and to help mankind in the medical professions. Millie's teaching was a powerful blessing to countless thousands of children 
In loving honor of my mother, we love you Mom!Mark |
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