THE
LOVE STORY
OF JOHN & SARAH
A
cceptance into the Summer Internship at Pinelake, Madison Campus thrilled Sarah Joy. Her first thought was to attend Sunday service so she could learn a little about the campus before starting orientation the following Monday. Little did Sarah realize that when she arrived for the worship service on May 27, 2018, her love story would begin. She looked around to discover as much as she could about the Madison campus. Sarah remembers what she was wearing and where she stood. She will never forget the exact moment her heart smiled with the acknowledgement that, Wow! That guy is pretty cute! I wonder what he does here. Not more than a few minutes later Sarah Joy Peacock and John Killebrew, Jr. made introductions and Sarah discovered it was John’s first day on the job as a resident. “He’ll tell you I looked him up and down with a judging side glance,” Sarah said.
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“That is probably true.” Sarah hoped to bump into John again once the internship began. Thoughts of him never left her mind. Days passed and the second week was almost over. Sarah was working a basketball station when she noticed that John was following her wherever she went. One of her friends informed her that John had decided he wanted to learn more about her. The following week, they left the Madison Campus for training. When the small group session finished, John walked up behind Sarah and whispered her name and said, “I have something to tell you.” Sarah turned around, a little too fast. She could tell what he was about to say, yet instead of what she thought he would say, John just said, “Oh, never mind.” With a fearless smile Sarah
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said, “Telling someone you have something to tell them and then not telling them is one of the top ten rudest things a person can do.” With a quick chuckle, John asked, “On a scale of 1 to 10, how rude is it?” “Between an 8 and a 10. It’s extremely rude.” “I will tell you tomorrow.” “I will give you 24 hours. After that I will not speak to you.” Sarah says she learned to be this bold from Jesus. “The Lord knew John would need to learn right off the cuff I was not to be messed with. It was time to learn he was up against some sass!” The night of June 12, John spotted Sarah worshiping in a crowd of over five thousand. “I noticed how much she loved the Lord, and I
Photo credits to Leslie Pane White for the wedding pictures. The other two are by Lamar Images.
JOY KILLEBREW, JR.
