Generosity in Spokane

Just a few days ago, I witnessed something that really touched my heart. My little sister, who is very generous, made us some bags to put in our car. The bags are to hand to homeless people holding signs asking for help. These bags contain things like granola bars, water and new socks. She puts in new socks, because research has shown that clean socks are one of the top things that homeless people want.

A few days ago, we came up to a young man holding a sign on the side of the road. The sign read “Anything helps.” My younger sister reached over, rolled down her window, and handed the man one of her bags. He thanked her politely, but then came the really beautiful part. As he was walking away, he peered into the bag, and exclaimed “New socks! Yes!” There and then, he sat down on the side of the road and changed his socks, with a smile on his face the whole time.

Alexis Parker

Spokane