I Was A Witness!

Yep, I was a witness. Not at a trial, an accident, a proposal, or even a big awesome event. I was a witness to an ARK. I’ve witnessed several small ARK’s in my current line of work, but this time was awesome. It brought tears to my eyes and warmth to my heart.

            A customer in my line was trying to buy some food and medicine with the last money she had on a Visa gift card. For some reason it wouldn’t let her make a debit purchase, so she went to the ATM in the store and was trying to get the cash off the card to pay for her purchase. It wasn’t a lot of money, a little over $20, but I think it was all she had.

            Waiting patiently in line were two older women, one riding in a handicap grocery cart, the other standing near her. As they watched this poor woman’s situation, they spoke softly to each other. The woman in the cart pointed to the monitor and her friend walked over and looked at the amount.  She then turned back to her friend and said, “I think we should.”

            So, the woman in the cart reached into her purse and pulled out the money to pay for the distraught woman’s purchase. As I completed the purchase the friend walked over to the ATM to tell the woman that her purchase was taken care of and even took her the bags. She was so stunned at first, she was speechless. When she finally found her voice, she choked out thank you as tears filled her eyes. She said it over and over as she collected her bags from the kind woman.

            This entire episode took less than 5 minutes, but the impact will last a lifetime.  I thanked them both for their generosity as I processed their purchases. The woman sitting in the motor cart just shrugged and said, “It’s just something we are called to do.”

            Oh, what a blessing to have found their calling!