Blessings of a stranger?

Some may wonder what I mean by blessings of a stranger, how can you exactly receive a blessing from a stranger? Is it them simply letting you out of a parking lot or paying your toll for you on the turnpike? Or is it a larger type of blessing that could be a game changer, a true blessing that will benefit someone's life, family, or friends. I've been doing a lot of reading and thinking a lot about helping others, blessing others in a way that could change their view of humanity, change their view about hope or even shift their views religiously--in a good way of course.

Then I had an idea that I couldn't get out of my head. Why not give back to those who need it, really blow their mind and surprise them with something that they simply don't have the money for. With this economy, families that were once able to buy food once a week can barely even scrounge up enough money to put food on the table for a day. Some are resorting to dollar store items or even Ramen noodles every evening for their family. As a grad student I surely know what it's like to eat Ramen noodles 7 days a week and personally, as many flavors as there are, you STILL get sick of them. I'd like to give an opportunity to families to have the chance to really feed their families well, to get those essentials (bread, milk, eggs, etc.) that they might not have the money for each week.

So here I bring you blessings of a stranger, a reach out to families and friends that need the help. So with this, I need YOUR help. If you know of someone in your church, community, school, etc., that is struggling with providing for their family, I'd like to hear their story.

I'm going to pick two families/households a month to bring a week's worth of groceries to in order to help them provide for their loved ones. This will be a random act of kindness, a surprise that will be left on their doorstep to come home to.

You may contact me through Facebook (this will be linked through facebook), or also on here as a comment--all contacts are welcome. If you do not personally know of someone or a family that is struggling, spread the word of this anyhow, there ARE people out there that can benefit from this even if we do not personally know them. Though I am based in the Pittsburgh area, location is not limited--groceries can be purchased online these days (thank you technology), therefore there are more possibilities than ever!

Thanks everyone, please get the word out and have a blessed day!

Matthew 25:36-36, 40

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Ashley