I stopped by Walmart today to get a few items and return some things. It was crazy busy as all the holiday shoppers were in a mad rush to get everything they needed. As I was leaving, I saw a lady holding a sign out by the stop sign. It said something to the effect... Please help... Kids at home starving... No job... etc.
I decided that this was my chance to do something nice for the day, so I walked up to her and instead of handing her money I asked what groceries she needed and said that I could go get them for her. She didn't seem to understand me and I wasn't sure of what nationality she was, but since I speak Spanish I decided to ask her "¿habla espanol?"
She responded emphatically "¡Si!" I walked with her over to Walmart and soon learned of her family and her situation. Her name is Mijaila Matei. She and her husband came to Arizona from Barcelona Spain. They don't have the right to work in this country yet and so they don't have a way to make money. But they have two children at home, one that was about 4 years old the other about 6 . As we walked around Walmart I helped her fill her grocery cart full of all the groceries she would need as well as directed her to the toiletries and other necessities. She seemed very grateful and I wished I could do more for her.
I asked where she lived so that I could arrange for ward members in that area to stop by with some gifts for the children. Unfortunately she didn't know her address or the direction of how to get there. She had to wait for her husband to return in a car to pick her up and didn't have a phone to call him nor did she know his phone number. I paid for the items, walked her to the curb where she she would be waiting, and left her with my phone number on a card requesting that her husband give me a call as soon as he could. It was a blessing to be able to be an instrument in the Lords hand to do His will and bless this families life! I hope they had a Merry Christmas!
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