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Mission trip a Blessing for Boro teen
Ava Hiller finds her faith, Direction in Zambian girl, 7
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Ava Hiller of Statesboro holds a 7-year-old girl, "Blessing," she met on a mission trip to Zambia who changed her priorities, her faith and her life. - photo by Special
Statesboro teen Ava Hiller loves the English/Irish pop “boy band” One Direction so much, she saved and saved to raise enough money to attend one of their concerts. Then, she discovered something even more important than her teenage passion; an orphan named Blessing. The 15-year-old gave up her concert dreams in order to help the tiny 7-year-old Zambian girl have a better life, but her rewards for compassionate generosity went way beyond her dreams.
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