The Gift Of A Bathroom

--by rajaratnamjones, posted Jul 12, 2012

They were a family of nine; the father, mother, two boys, and five girls. The father worked as kitchen cleaner at a local school and the rest of the family help supplement his income by cleaning people's yards. They were a very poor family.

Then the father lost his job at the school!

He asked that I take him on to clean our yard. Realizing his situation, I offered him the job. He and his family came to our house three times a week to clean the yard.

Early one morning the father suffered a stroke and died in the hospital. The poor family had lost their main bread-winner. The oldest boy had just completed school and was getting ready to go to college. The others were just little kids.

We stepped up and did all our best to help make sure the family got their education, and provided some daily needs, like clothes, and so on.

I visited this family once and came to understand that they did not have a toilet in their home. Imagine! A mother, a fifteen year old girl, and four smaller children without a toilet or bathroom!

One of my friends came to my house and I told him I wanted to do something about this. He provided some money and, together, we built a bathroom and a toilet for this family.

This random act of kindness brought a lot of smiles and happiness to the family.

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Posted by rajaratnamjones
Jul 12, 2012
Comments (24)

Readers Comments

Glowworm wrote: Bless you for helping those poor, dear souls!

I was getting a bad case of "the green monster"--envy--just a few minutes ago. I know so many successful people and don't feel so myself. Your post helped remind me that at least I have the basics! God has put a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food in my stomach, knowledge in my head... he's given me mostly good health and a mother and sister who love me. I need to let the "green monster" go on his way. I never looked good in that color anyway ;)

rajaratnamjones wrote: I am thankful to the Lord providing me all the basic needs. Whenever I to to take bath I thank the Lord for the running water. You know how many thousands wander along for water? Say thanks for the running water in the kitchen and the bath tub

Bluxess wrote: Thank you for adding dignity to their lives. Blessings, Bluxess.

happypup wrote: I am truly struck by your amazing act of kindness that changed lives. Thank you.

princessliz wrote: You turned a sad situation into something alot more manageable with the help of your friend. Bless you both!
★ ☆ You're a kindness Trooper ★ ☆

sunny wrote: If people like you are many in this world then our world will be compare to heaven because if i am my brother's keeper indeed then he should sleep with his two eyes close, let the world learn important lesson from this.

Note: your rewards await you some where you can't imagine god bless you and everyone that put it upon himself to render selfless service to humanity

dette wrote: Amazing act of kindness! You are such a blessing and an inspration! Thanks for sharing!

Baxter wrote: How wonderfully kind of you to give them something that all of us take for granted. I agree with bluxess. You added dignity to their life! And we all know how important bathrooms are to girls! God bless you

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