We’ve finished our dinner, but we still have plenty left! Let us bring Thanksgiving to her. I’ll

put the kids to work making a special card while Stas and I get together a meal. Oh — but please let her know someone is coming. We’re unexpected strangers, and we don’t want to

frighten her.”

This was easier asked than accomplished. EBT didn’t have Mrs… B’s phone number, which

was unlisted. However, the telephone operator was willing to call Mrs B and ask her to return a call to Todd at the Helpline. When a confused Mrs B called back, Todd simply told her that friends were coming with a surprise.

Several hours later, Stas Witezak called in. “Thanks so much for giving our family the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life,” he said.

“Mrs B very much appreciated the food, but what really touched her were the cards the children made. She nearly cried when she read them.” Mrs B called back, too. She thanked everyone involved in her Thanksgiving surprise.

When our shift ended the five of us who had reluctantly come to work that Thanksgiving bade each other farewell with a smile. Though we didn’t say it, we were all recalling

Mrs B’s words: “I’ve always been a Christian — but now I know for sure there

is a God!” “Happy Thanksgi ing!” said Todd, as we parted our ways at the end of the day. And it had been the happiest Thank giving of all. — Beliefnet.com (Concluded)