This is Will. 14 years ago, he was homeless and addicted to h’eroin. We met as he was digging in the dumpster looking for recyclables.
I asked him what possessed a man to do such a thing… he shared that his wife died unexpectedly and in the wake of her death, he tried heroin—ONE TIME—and became addicted.
He lost his home and job as a result of his addiction.
Over the next… (continue) several months, Will and I developed a friendship. I looked forward to posting at Hatch and Herndon in hopes I’d get to see him. I liked him more than my partner at the time, so I enjoyed seeing him as often as I could.
We helped each other through a few tough times by offering advice and life experience.
Then one day he was gone! I never saw him again… over the years I’ve wondered what happened to him. I wondered if he was even alive.
God allowed our paths to cross again… ironically in a different Chevron.
He was waiting for me outside the bathroom. He stood there with tears in his eyes and asked if I remembered him.
It took me about two seconds, and I knew. It was my Will!!
He nostalgically reminded me about a pair of boots and a jacket I gave him to make sure he didn’t freeze. I also gave him $7 to get his ID… with a promise that he wouldn’t spend it on drugs.
Will kept his promise. He got his ID, a job, and later a wife.
Will also found grace in the arms of our heavenly creator. We totally snot cried in the middle of the store before asking the clerk to take our picture.
I wanted to share this story because kindness matters. Kindness can change the course of someone’s world.
What happened next changed everything… FULL STORY on the next page.
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