Category: Rising Up!

A student and mother named Casey recently went to grab breakfast at Dunkin’ Donuts. She noticed a homeless man sitting on the side of the road, scrounging for any change he could get. Casey watched him enter the restaurant in the hopes he could buy something to eat or drink, and that’s when the loquacious stranger decided to strike up a conversation out of kindness and curiosity. #1 As Casey got up to leave, Chris handed her a handwritten note. When she got in her car and opened up the crumbled piece of paper, she couldn’t believe what it said… A student and mother named Casey recently went to grab breakfast at Dunkin’ Donuts. She noticed a homeless man sitting on the side of the road, scrounging for any change he could get. Casey watched him enter the restaurant in the hopes he could buy something to eat or drink, and that’s when the loquacious stranger decided to strike up a conversation out of kindness and curiosity. Casey shared her story on Facebook, and it’s gone viral with more than 120,000 shares. For good reason, too. “Since he had maybe $1 in change I bought him a coffee and bagel and asked him to sit down with me,” she says. Chris proceeded to talk to Casey about things he probably hasn’t shared with anyone in a very long time — like how he never knew his dad and how he lost his mom to cancer. He talked about being homeless, turning to drugs and living his life on the streets. And as Casey sat there and listened — after having already bought him something to eat and drink — Chris realized that there are still good people in this world. #2 “Today I went to Dunkin’ Donuts and saw a clearly homeless guy sitting on the side of the road and picking up change. Eventually I saw him stroll into Dunkin, as he was counting his change to buy something I began to get super annoying and talked to him over and over again even when he didn’t really want to talk.” #3 “Since he had maybe $1 in change I bought him a coffee and bagel and asked him to sit down with me. He told me a lot about how people are usually very mean to him because he’s homeless, how drugs turned him into the person he hated, he lost his mom to cancer, he never knew his dad and he just wants to be someone his mom would be proud of (along with another hours worth of conversation.)” #4 “This lovely mans name was Chris and Chris was one of the most honest & sincere people I’ve ever met. After realizing I really need to get back to class Chris asked me to wait so he can write something down for me. Handing me a crumpled up receipt he apologized for having shaky hand writing, smiled, and left.” #5 “I opened his note and this was it. ‘I wanted to kill myself today, because of u I now do not. Thank u, beautiful person.’” Casey proves there are good people in the world. It must’ve been some kind of fate that brought her to Chris that day. If you agree, please SHARE this powerful story with your friends on Facebook!

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DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES??? The doctors gave up on me saying that they couldn’t do anything else to help my situation so my mother took me to church and they prayed for me and God healed me. “God goes beyond the Medicine.” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”~Matthew 19:26

Every day in Sarasota, a man named Donald Gould plays the piano for some spare change. He’s incredibly talented and a former Marine, and only three classes away from a degree in music theory. Sadly, though, he’s also homeless, after losing his wife and encountering various other hardships. But even this hard life hasn’t crushed his musical spirit, and he still dreams of playing and teaching music. You have to see this for yourself. Watch Donald play here and be blown away. The video quickly went viral, with people from all over the world being blown away by his talent. Still, life is tough for Donald. Luckily, the people who created the original video want to help, and they got in touch with Donald for a short interview. Hear Donald’s story in his own words here: Right now, the folks behind these videos are looking to help Donald out. They’ve started a GoFundMe campaign to get Donald back on his feet, complete with a home, a car, and any treatment he may need. With a little help, Donald can get a second chance at life, and a chance to fulfill his dream of sharing music with the world.