Our washing machine was breaking and there was no money for a new one, the signs that it was on its last legs were getting stronger and all that was left in my wallet was a prayer to the Creator of the World that He show us mercy and provide a fitting alternative.
Two weeks later the washing machine died, and the laundry was beginning to pile up. We felt that we had reached our breaking point when my cell phone began to vibrate. On the other of the line was an older man whom I knew asking if I was interested in a washing machine in good condition. Interested? Certainly! He asked that I come to his house.
The elderly man told me that they were leaving their large apartment and were moving to an assisted living facility and there were things that they did not need and they thought of offering it to me first because two weeks earlier when a large fire broke out near their apartment and I went to their home and tried to convince them to leave their apartment because of the danger, however, they refused in spite of my pleading. Because of my concerns for them as a distant neighbor they were touched and decided to offer me their items before offering them to others. I received a washing machine that was literally almost new and some other things that I needed, gifts from Heaven...
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