{"id":6255,"date":"2025-02-28T23:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T23:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/?p=6255"},"modified":"2025-02-28T23:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T23:10:51","slug":"elderly-homeless-woman-begged-me-to-drive-her-to-church-three-days-later-she-knocked-on-my-door-in-a-lavish-gucci-coat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/elderly-homeless-woman-begged-me-to-drive-her-to-church-three-days-later-she-knocked-on-my-door-in-a-lavish-gucci-coat\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly Homeless Woman Begged Me to Drive Her to Church, Three Days Later, She Knocked on My Door in a Lavish Gucci Coat"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rachel, a single mother, was always careful with her money. When an elderly homeless woman asked for a ride to St. Mary\u2019s Church, Rachel hesitated\u2014gas was expensive. But when she saw the woman\u2019s warm, hopeful eyes, she agreed.\n
The woman, full of gratitude, quickly disappeared into the church. Rachel\u2019s son, Joey, told her she\u2019d done the right thing, but she didn\u2019t expect anything in return.\n
Three days later, the woman knocked on Rachel\u2019s door, but she was no longer homeless. Dressed in fine clothes, she introduced herself as Eliza. She explained that years ago, she had chosen her career over love, leaving her fianc\u00e9, Albert, heartbroken. He waited for her at the church every Sunday, building an empire as he waited. When Eliza finally returned, he was there, ready to welcome her back.\n
Eliza revealed that Albert insisted on thanking Rachel for helping her find the courage to go back. Soon, Albert walked in, thanking Rachel for giving him back the love of his life. He handed Rachel a check for $150,000 and promised to fund Joey\u2019s college education.\n
Overwhelmed, Rachel was invited to their wedding the following month. As they left, Joey hugged her, asking if she was okay. Rachel, in tears, smiled and whispered, \u201cYes, sweetheart. I\u2019ve never been better.\u201d\n
In that moment, she realized that kindness had the power to change everything.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rachel, a single mother, was always careful with her money. When an elderly homeless woman asked for a ride to St. Mary\u2019s Church, Rachel hesitated\u2014gas was expensive…. \n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n