Pure Kindness

He who confers benefits will be aptly enriched,

And he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

---- Proverbs 11:25 ----

At the Ford Engine Plant in Romeo, where my husband, Bong, goes to work, Amy and Perla are the other two Filipinos.  Every day, as they go about their daily chores, they bring with them their donation cans.  Their cans and their Pinoy looks give it away, they are ready to accept donations for the typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda) victims in the Philippines.  Some 500 people work in that assembly plant and everybody does not really know everybody.  But between the three of them, they gathered a good sum of help.  Bong tells me how he was touched by the kindness of each and everyone who had pitched in, even from people he did not even know.

 
At one point they had a collection which included a big bundle of singles.  So when Bong stopped for gas (he was tasked to be the sender and was carrying a big bundle of bills in his pocket), he asked the store clerk if he can exchange the singles for bigger denominations, while also telling him the story about the money. The clerk counted, 67 dollars. Without hesitation, he reached at his own pocket and added 3 more singles to make it an even 70, then gave Bong three 20's and a 10 from his drawer.  Bong left the store with a very warm heart.  When it does not become necessary to know who you are helping but still you do without hesitation, that is pure kindness.

This Christmas, many will be without homes, many will still be grieving for their loved ones who perished in that monster typhoon Haiyan, but this season brings us hope, and love shown from every corner of the globe has proven that kindness is not dead.  

Jesus is the reason for the season.  Merry Christmas!       

Let mutual love continue.

Do not neglect hospitality, for through it,

Some have unknowingly entertained angels.

---- Hebrews 13:1-2 ----

- no angel -