The winter weather, in a small Midwest town, had left several inches of snow and ice. Another storm was headed their way, with even more sleet and snow predicted. That morning, an Amazon driver delivered two packages to an elderly woman, who lived by herself. Before the diver could return to his truck, he noticed the lady trying to sweet the snow so she could retrieve the packages. The delivery man quickly went back up to the porch, picked up the boxes, and escorted the woman back to her door. He then then picked up a shovel, cleared a pathway to the stairs, and shoveled off the steps. After that, the delivery man took a container of salt and sprinkled the pathway and steps. As he finished, the lady opened the door and gave him a bag of her homemade cinnamon rolls.
Aeron McQuillin, 18, Bailey Campbell, 17, and Billy Tarbett, 15, of Ontario, Canada, had just finished a night swim practice and were on their way to get something to eat when they saw a woman sitting in a Chevy Cobalt that was pulled to the side of the highway. All three of the young men’s dads had taught them to work on cars so they pulled over to see if they could help. When they couldn’t figure out what the car needed, they offered to call a wrecker to tow the car. Distraught, the woman told the guys she could not afford to have the car towed. That’s when the three young men decided to push her car to her house, 4 miles away. Dan Morrison came upon the scene. While the lady steered the car, Dan followed with his car lights guiding the way and the flashers on to help prevent an accident. Asked if they would do it again Billy replied, “We were always raised to help, no matter what the situation was. We were helping her but also she was helping us, doing a workout.”
In September of 2024, Hurricane Helene hit Cocke County, Tennessee, leaving behind much destruction. Sean Montooth and his team were there to help restore power. As they worked, they noticed a man looking over the damage to his farm alongside the French Broad River. In just a few hours, he had lost everything. After completing their job, the linemen went to talk to the man. He showed them where his garden and cornfields had been planted. Then Sean said, “As we walked away, he asked every one of us if we went to church. At that moment he didn’t care one bit about himself, or his farm. He cared about 5 total strangers and whether or not they knew who Jesus is!”
This week, may we also seize the opportunities to help, bless, and make a difference for others.
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Galatians 6:10
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