Sometimes, people come into our lives and only after a long time do we realize how important they are to us.
For a man named Lee Haase, Angela Nguyen was one of those people.
Angela works at Domino’s Pizza and has delivered thousands of pizzas over the years. She has many regular customers, and one of them is Lee.
Like clockwork, Lee ordered pizza every Saturday, and Angela always delivered it.
But then one Saturday, the orders stopped.
Angela was concerned and went out to his house to find out why.
When Angela arrived, she immediately saw the damage. A strong storm ripped off most of the roof from Lee’s house.
After the storm, Lee couldn’t afford to have his house fixed. And making things even worse, his son had been killed in a snowmobile accident around that time, too.
Depressed and broken, Lee moved into a small caravan.
She refused to stand by and do nothing
Angela’s daughter Sarah, who is also a pizza delivery person, noticed found out where Lee was living. She explained to her mother how bad his situation was.
Lee’s caravana had no heat, water, electricity or sewage.
Angela’s heart went out for Lee. But she didn’t just feel sorry for him – she decided to do something about it.
“I felt we had to do something. We can’t let a human live like this”, Angela explained.
Everything started with one simple action. Angela bought a heater for Lee’s trailer. It was the first step in making his life a little easier.
Then, Angela set up a crowdfunding campaign. Donations started pouring in as more and more people heard about Lee’s heartbreaking story.
In just two months, the campaign raised $32,360. It was enough to buy Lee a new house on wheels.
Angela says she couldn’t have done it without help and support from the local community and a lot of generous strangers.
Kindness changes lives
“Every single one of us enjoyed doing this. This ain’t all for Lee. We all benefited,” Angela says.
Angela came into Lee’s life at the right time and her kind heart was just what he needed.
She paved the way for Lee to give him his life back, something he will forever be grateful for.
In a world where wars, natural disasters and other horrors are commonplace, I’m heartened when I read stories like this.
It just goes to show you how much good we have in us. We just have to realize that and use our resources to help others in need.
Angela is a wonderful example of how we can help people who were not as fortunate as us to get out of their vicious cycle.
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