A beautiful gesture from a beautiful person…

So, this past weekend, my great friend had a yard sale for me.  Her and her friends worked so hard almost the WHOLE holiday weekend to raise funds for my medical costs.  They called me on Sunday to tell me of this amazing gesture that someone made that has completely affected my life.

Apparently, this guy named Mario who I went to high school with showed up at my yard sale that day.  I had not seen or talked to him since high school.  Not even once.  I remember him well from high school, though.  He was in my class, and I saw him often in passing.  He was very nice and a seemingly great guy, and I always talked to him when I saw him.  But, we didn’t hang out outside of school or know each other really all that well.

So, Mario shows up to the yard sale and donated his WII, his Playstation, a computer, printer, tons of expensive army gear, watches, pulled the money out of his pocket, the jewelry off of his fingers, and so much more.  All the while, he did not give his name.  And I was not there to recognize him.  At the end, my friend Al basically told him that there was no way that he could not at least leave his name so that he could tell me who had done this.  And he did.

When I got the call about this, I literally just cried.  And not just for a minute, either.  For a long time.  My BFF Serena and her husband came over right after to hang out, and I was still crying at my kitchen table.  Serena knew him in high school also.  She, too, could not believe this gesture.  I cried b/c I was just so overwhelmed at the generosity and kindness of this one person.  I didn’t know why he did this, or why he cared so much about me and my family, but I truly believe that God put him there to do that for so many reasons.  I get so choked up still just thinking about it.

I don’t believe that Mario knows the true extent to which he has changed my life OR the people that worked my yard sale.  They all couldn’t believe it.  And they all were changed inside by it as well.

I just happened to have become friends with Mario on Facebook about 4 months ago, and so luckily, I could reach out and write him to thank him for his kindness.  He responded just by saying that in high school I was always kind to him and never judged him.  Apparently that really stood out to him!  I don’t remember doing anything at all too extravagant, but the fact that a small act of kindness on my part affected him in that way is really amazing.

That is how God works.  He reaches out his hands through us, and look at how much his reaching out has affected me!  I mean this.  I have received many donations small and large from people in the past 2 years since I have been sick.  And I appreciate each and every one of them.  And each and every one helps me and my family immensely.  But, never have I ever been more affected or touched by one like this.  I just had to share with all of you this story.  It truly has changed me.