10/03/2026
Today I got a call from Margaret Manly at the John Howard Society.
She's been helping a senior gentleman she's known for 30 years..... a genuinely good man, disabled and broke, living in an old downtown building that was filthy and overrun with mice and cockroaches. No cleanliness, no hygiene, not even a working stove. He'd been complaining about it, and he was told to move out.
Thankfully, the John Howard Society helped him secure a new apartment. But then came the problem: how do you move a man's whole life before the end of the day?
Through recommendations and referrals, they found their way to me..... and God had His hand in the timing, because it came at the exact moment I was actually able to make it happen.
So at the end of the work day, my amazing business partner Susanna May and I volunteered our time and went to see what we could do.
We met our new friend Scott and his girlfriend. It wasn't much.... a bed, a dresser, a couch, a TV, a coffee table, and about 15 bags and boxes. We emptied the whole apartment and off we went to his new place.
Seeing how thankful he was nearly did me in. He'd been thinking he'd have to start over with nothing.... because that's what happens when people can't afford to move their belongings.
And now he was walking into a nice, clean, fully renovated apartment, so excited.
I said to him, "God really had your back today — the fact that a busy guy like me actually had time... and you got me for free!" 😄
He just smiled and said, "Yes He did.".
(It was a beautiful moment as I saw him smiling with tears building in his eyes)
Thank you, Margaret, for caring about this sweet man. He genuinely deserved the help he got today.
I watched him walk up the stairs carrying a small box, and with his disability it was painful to watch .... that's when it really hit me how much Scott had been struggling.
I shook his hand, and I could feel that this man has been through a tough life.
I absolutely love the way it feels to see someone breathing easier with a smile, because we got to share our strengths where they're truly needed and appreciated. ❤️
God gives you what you need right when you need it. Prayers are strong. 🙏