Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Wood For Her Heater


--by foodbankcarlisa, posted Jan 29, 2016
One day my husband and I passed by a house where we noticed an elderly woman picking up sticks from her yard. We slowed down and asked if she needed help. She told us she was picking up sticks to burn in her wood stove.

We asked around the neighborhood and was told that the man who usually delivered her wood for her stove had died. My husband and I went home and found some wood we could chop to give to her. When we took it back later that day, she was so happy. Her voice shook as she told us thanks. It made me and my husband very happy to be able to do it.

We told her we would furnish her with wood for her heater. She told us God would bless us. We told her He already does. As you can see she lives meagerly and we are going to try and help her with that also. Pray for us all. This story only goes to show that we can all do something to help someone. Thank you.

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Readers Comments

loveandserve wrote: You guys are amazing!
menchuva wrote: May you be blessed and the old woman many, many times over! Thank you! <3 _()_
Barbara wrote: How kind you are to see her need and ask to help. So often, a person feels like they must take care of themselves without asking for help, or perhaps do not know how to find help. Thank you for caring about her, you are truly making the world a better place!
sandra wrote: Warm the body, warm the soul. Blessed are you that you both have eyes and heart opened to see the need and act upon it
mindyjourney wrote: Prayers for all, my friend. thank you for helping warm woman's woodstove.
kjoyw wrote: Prayers for her and for you and your husband! Such beautiful kindness! Bless you.
terre wrote: Thank you for noticing and then helping this woman, and especially for deciding to continue to do this through the winter.
splain wrote: Lovely care and giving. You took the time to see and then do.
leoladyc728 wrote: So kind of you and your husband to help this woman. At least she will be warm now.
melnotes wrote: Thank you for your love and kindness :)

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