Paying Forward a $500 Gift

--by songinmyheart, posted Apr 13, 2010

Every Wednesday for 2 years now, a group of us ladies goes to a special thrfit store to look for some bargains. At this store, you could buy anything you could put in a bag for only $1!

I bought a few bags and came home to sort it all out on my kitchen floor, as I usually do. As I was looking at a men's leather coat, I started to check it for any flaws. I felt something in a hidden inside pocket, so I pulled it out . It was store purchase receipts, but I did not think much of it until I unraveled it and suddenly saw a $100 bill!!!! OH MY! Well, when my husband and I finished counting it all, it ended up being $500! My husband and I were in shock! Unfortunately, there was no way to find out who the original owner was as these were clothes we bought from a thrift store.

Well the story goes that only four hours later, it was time to go to a meeting at our church. While we were there, a humble. young gentleman was visiting and he was asked about himself. He told us that he was going to college to become a missionary to El Salvador. His college attendance and education was free at this particualr college but he still had to pay an enrollment fee of guess how much?? $500! And he did not know where that would come from.

We immidiately gave him the $500 we had found earlier that day and he was so very, very thankful and humble. We told him the story of how it came into our hands...everyone was so grateful!

We are still in awe!

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Posted by songinmyheart
Apr 13, 2010
Comments (27)

Readers Comments

wayfarer wrote: Beautiful! He was providing even when you didn't know what He was providing for. Wonderful!

Bluebell wrote: Lovely story, it's beautiful to see the hand of God working. Love and Light and a Thousand Smiles, Bluebell

Jacinda wrote: WOW!!! What a totally AMAZING story! Yes it's so wonderful to see the hand of God working. God is so amazing...he does things when you are least expecting it! Thank you so very much for sharing :) I hope you have a wonderful day! Love, Jacinda

Aurelia wrote: What an incredible story. Thanks for sharing it.
~Aurelia

iferlamb wrote: right place at the right time EXTRORDINARE!!!
smiles...

Metta wrote: Oh, wow! That's an AMAZING story! Gives me gososebumps! :)

InnerAlchemist wrote: Songinmyheart - you have tremendous kindness willpower! Thank you for helping the young man go to college and further unfold his life path.

Kaviraj wrote: Hello! Songinmyheart
Thanks a lot for sharing nice incident that happened with you. What an example of wonderful management of nature. You got exactly 500 $ well in advance to be forwarded to the student four days after for paying his enrolment fee. Mysterious are the ways of working of nature. I admire your generosity also in helping a student who did not know from where he will get the enrolment fee. Excellent example to show how hands of god works.

Have a nice day. Jagdish kaviraj

Amy wrote: Oh my gosh!

How beautiful and complete.

Jump4Joy wrote: Ridiculously awesome!

I love how god planned that all out before you!

God bless!

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