Meet Gertrude Ellis: 88-year-old shares the Gospel through song
Strapping on a white acoustic Johnson guitar, Gertrude Ellis strummed a few chords before launching into a song.Her audience, many of them in wheelchairs, were gathered in front of her in an activity room at Village Green Rehabilitation and Health Care Center on Purdue Drive.”I got heaven, heaven on my mind,” Ellis sang. “And now I’m feeling mighty fine.”On a Monday morning, Ellis, 88, was doing exactly what she wanted to be doing — sharing the Gospel via song […]
