~~ Our Very Strange Experience ~~

I have wanted to tell you about this for a very long time.

Lately it has been on mine and Wanna’s mind a lot, so I

have decided to finally write this. This happened to Wanna

and me several years ago, not sure just how long.

Now in order to fully understand how strange this thing

really is, you need to know a little something about Wanna

and me. We are both very, very sensible, down-to-earth

people, never given to hysteria, wild imaginations, or

suspicions. We are just plain people who never jump to

wild conclusions or out-of-the-way things. If ever anyone

was sensible, right thinking people, it is Wanna and me.

But several years ago when we were on one of our many

birding trips, we went over to Russell Dam on the

Georgia-South Carolina line. We had birded on the

Georgia side for a good while, then we decided to go over

to the SC side and look around. We crossed the River,

which joins GA and SC, into SC. We went up the highway

a ways until we came to a dirt road which turned off to the

right. It went back down toward the river. It was just a

back-road of not much value. It was a rough little road

which goes nowhere, with nothing on it but trees and

bushes, no houses, nothing.

In just a short distance we saw one of those small State

Park houses, on the right side of the road. It was not a

park there, just a small parking lot with some nice bushes

and that little brown house, which the State builds at the

Parks. It seemed strange that it would be out here in this

nothing-place. But we saw it as we went down the road.

We decided to go on down to the river first, to see if any

birds were there, then to come back up and get some

water and use the bathroom.

This little road did not go all the way down to the river, but

ended at nothing. So we turned around and decided to go

on back up to the building for refreshments. The little

parking area was sandy, with some bushes around it, and

a little rock retaining wall, in a circular shape, which led up

to a slightly higher level, where the house was. There

were two other vehicles there, possible three, but I

distinctly remember two. We pulled in between them and

parked. There were four young people, two boys and two

girls, walking back down from the house, toward their car.

They had a drink can and something to eat in their hands.

So we thought perhaps they had bought something in the

Park Office. We thought we would also go up there and

get something to eat and drink, for we were on the

hungry-thirsty side.

There was a small path which led from the parking lot up

to the house. We walked up the path to the house. The

path continued down the side of the house, so we walked

on down to the back of the house to look off toward the

river and dam. We stood there a little while, looking for

birds and admiring the view. It was a good little drop off

down toward the dam.

As we stood there, I turned and looked at the back of the

cute little brown house. I admired the cute bushes they

had planted in the back yard. It had a small porch and

steps. I thought to myself, “this is such a cute place”.

Wanna says she did the same thing.

Then we turned, looking directly toward the house, after

having walked the full width of the house, within no more

than three feet of the building, as we went toward the

back. We had been facing the house all the while as we

got out of our car and walked up the path to go to the

house. Now we walked back the full width of the house,

and turned and walked up the path which was in front of

the building. It was a small paved walk just wide enough

for the two of us to comfortably walk side by side. All this

while, I am fully aware of the brown building there on the

left of me. Wanna was also.

It had some little foundation bushes planted in front of the

building. We were as close to the building as three feet, for

the path was close to the house. The door was all the way

to the other end of the house, so that we walked the full

length of the house. The house was made of dark, rough

wood, as all our state park buildings in Georgia are.

When we reached the small front porch, (it had two small

steps going up to the porch, for it was not a tall one). The

little porch was made of cement. There was a small

extended room coming out a little beyond the porch on the

far end. We both turned to go up onto the porch. Wanna

was a little ahead of me. She was up on the porch,

reaching out to take hold of the door knob--- then-- in a

flash--- as God is my witness, -- I lie not--- this is the truth

before the living God--- THAT HOUSE DISAPPEARED

INTO THIN AIR. THERE WAS ABSOLUTLY NOTHING

THERE!!

I was so shocked, there are no earthly words to describe

it. It like took the breath out of me! My mind and soul was

reeling and rocked to the very depth of my being. Wanna

was exactly the same way. I truly wish everyone who

reads this, could hear her describe this experience. We

both saw everything exactly the same. We both describe it

the very same. We both saw that brown house, walked the

full width of it twice, then walked the full length of it, and

saw it disappear before our very eyes!

I turned to her, so shocked I cannot describe it, and asked,

“did you see that house? Was it there to you?” And of

course she said yes, she saw it also. I asked, did you see

a brown house sitting here? She said, yes of course. She

then looked to see if there was any foundation left of the

house. There was nothing, not even enough room here for

a house to have existed! The cement walk and the

foundation bushes had also disappeared. Nothing was

there except wild bushes and rocks! No sign of any house

ever having been there. As God is my witness, this is the

solid truth.

We were too shocked to even think straight. We sadly

walked back down to our car. All the other people were

now gone, if they had indeed really been there to start

with. Wanna says that the parking area now seemed to

small too have had three cars in it. I still remember that

cute little rounded parking lot as clearly as if I saw it

yesterday.

We let this thing go for many years, but lately it has been

much on my mind. A few weeks ago, we were both over at

Rhonda’s house to have prayer meeting. I was telling

Rhonda about this thing when Wanna came in. I asked her

to tell it to Rhonda. She tells it exactly as I do. We both

saw the same thing. She explained how shocked she was

as she was reaching out to take the door knob, and wham!

Everything disappears! She says it shocked and jarred my

soul. There are no words to describe the feeling we both

had and still have when we remember and speak about

this.

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, I told a friend of mine about

this strange experience. That person, knows Wanna and

me both real good. They said I know you are not imagining

this and since it happened to both of you, it had to have

happened. That person said they think we walked into

another dimension . Today, Aug. 16, 2008, without

knowing that I had told it Wed. Wanna told it to her two

children, Brian and Rebecca. They both said, you must

have entered into another dimension.

Wanna and I were talking about this on the phone today.

We both said we want to go and try to find that place

again. The person I told this to, said you need to go and

try to find that place again. Her children said the same

thing. For a few weeks I have been wanting to go and try

to find it again. We plan to go tomorrow, Wanna, Rebecca,

Rhonda and me.

It has been so long, I only hope we can find the right

place. Also, much change could have taken place in all

these years, to make it impossible for us to either find it or

recognize it and be sure it is the same place. But we

intend to try. I pray we can find this place. I am also

praying that God will give us the understanding of what

really did happen there and why. If anyone who ever reads

this has had such an experience, or knows of others who

may have had such a thing, and you have any idea what

this could be, I would love to hear it.

By: Jo Smith ~~~ August 16, 2008