The man, who only wanted to be identified by "David," said he wanted to help.

"He said, 'If she comes in, call me. I'm gonna pray on this. If the Lord wants me to do something, I may buy her that car,'" Wesley Gurley, the owner of the lot, said.

The dealership offered to sell the car at cost.

Cole received $800 from her father and David put up the remaining money, which was about $2,200.

"I thanked him several times and I cried," Cole said. "To me it means the Lord is out there."

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A migrant farmworker harvests Vidalia onions at a farm in Collins, in 2011. A coalition of farmworkers, including one based in Georgia, filed suit last month in federal court arguing that cuts to H-2A wages will trigger a cut in the pay and standard of living of U.S. agricultural workers. (Bita Honarvar/AJC)

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