When church workers at First United Methodist Church in uptown Charlotte discovered 18 cents in an offering envelope Sunday, Pastor Patrick Hamrick said it was the note written on back that touched their hearts.
"It so precious," Hamrick said. "It has the note, 'Please don't be mad, I don't have much. I'm homeless. God bless.' It really touched us that someone who had so little to give gave 18 cents and that could have been and very likely was a sacrificial gift."
Church leaders aren't sure, but they believe the gift may have come from one of a number of homeless people who take part in their Sunday muffin ministry that provides breakfast for the homeless.
"We love the fact that this person wanted to give back to a cause that's bigger than him or herself -- a belief that's greater than him or herself," Hamrick said. "It felt to me like that person reached in and emptied his or her pocket and gave it. We just wanted this person to know of course we're not mad, that 18 cents really touched our hearts."
Church leaders are hoping the donor will come forward so they can thank them personally.
(Source: WSOC-TV)
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