Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s May 7, 1781. I’m near Charleston, South Carolina, with Rebecca Motte. We’re watching as her beautiful mansion is on fire.
JG: “Mrs. Motte, how did this happen?”
RM: “Mr. Gillespie, when the Redcoats took my mansion from the Patriots, they kicked me out. So I took some fire arrows, and told the Yanks, “Let’s get her back!”
And get her back they did, as the Patriots recaptured Rebecca’s mansion and saved the house, using it as headquarters to fight for the cause of freedom.
Read more about Rebecca Motte.
John and Jan Gillespie are the founders of the Rawhide Boys’ Ranch; they have fostered 351 teenagers and wrote the book Our 351 Sons; they have also assisted numerous churches in developing youth programs and expanding their total church ministries. After running for U.S. Senate, John founded 1776 American Dream, which exists to demonstrate the vision of our founding fathers and help our generation of youth passionately embrace those values.
