5 Families that left an impression on us written by Pat

1. We delivered items to a woman who had lived in a domestic violence situation.When she answered the door her face was extremely swollen and black and blue.She mentioned she had left awhile ago even though her bruises were very prominent.
2.A woman had emailed us and asked for items for her children.When we arrived at the address she gave us we saw a huge house with a swimming pool and 3 car garage.I told Fr John "this person does not need any help from us"as we were leaving a spanish woman flagged us down and told us her and her husband lived in a small trailor behind the 5 bedroom house.When we saw the trailor it was in disrepair.There were curtains hanging on the windows and a small bouquet of flowers on the table.The woman was so happy to get everything.She told us her husband was so lucky to get the last bouquet of flowers from his bosses wife for half price on Valentines Day.She was just ready to close up her Flower Shop when he asked how much was the flowers.So at 6 pm on Valentines Day he bought the flowers and surprized his wife.I looked around to see how they were living and then beyond to the bosses house.It made me wonder how someone could watch a family struggling and not offer to help when they evidently had the means.
3.An 8 yr old girl wanted to donate some toys and items to us.She had found out we helped her neighbor.She also insisted on a reciept,which we gave her ,lol
4.A man asked if we could give clothes for his wife and daughter as he had just been layed off and was having trouble getting unemployment.We asked if he needed anything himself.He assured us he did not.When we met with the man we could not help but notice the holes in his shoes and the big toe actually sticking out.No he had no socks and it was chilly out.We asked him again if he needed anything before we left.He assured us he was just fine and only his wife and daughter needed items.
5.A teenage boy had emailed us with a Christmas request for his brothers since both of his parents had a drinking problem and he knew there would be no Christmas presents as usual.We surprized them with not only alot of presents but food.
NONE OF THESE DONATIONS COULD OF BEEN AVAILABLE IF NOT FOR THE GENEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAD DONATED>AGAIN WE THANK GOD THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THAT WANT TO HELP OTHERS FREEEEEEEEEE