Posted on 01/19/2016 12:12:16 PM PST by lowbridge
A Texas woman, wanting to give a homeless guy some reprieve from the cold and a warm place to rest, invited him in to stay the night in her spare bedroom.
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The 66-year-old woman, whose name was not released, lives alone with her two granddaughters in Houston. With a spare bedroom and a big heart, she offered the space to Thomas Smith, who had no place else to go. Everyone in the house had turned in for the night, or so the woman thought, when she was woken up by what Smith was doing, just after 1:30 a.m.
According to KPRC, Smith said he heard a "big old boom," which startled him out of bed, but it apparently didn't wake the woman and her granddaughters. Smith assumed someone was trying to break in the home, but he soon found that was not the case. As he opened the door to the homeowner's bedroom, he saw what was on top of her and acted fast.
Smoke was filling up the house as an explosion in the attic caused the place to go up in flames. The caring grandmother was still in her bed, but she was covered by sheet rock that had broken free and fallen on her, after the boom. Smith rushed to clear the debris off her and pulled her out of the bed and her house to seek safety, but the girls were still stuck inside.
The heroic homeless man braved the burning temperatures and potential of suffering smoke inhalation to go back inside the house to rescue the 8 and 10-year-old girls from their beds. With the children in his arms, he bravely marched out of the front door, reuniting the girls with their grandma.
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for later
God is large and in charge.
When I hear of things like this, I am reminded that angels live among us.
Wow, what a story.
EXACTLY.
I thought it was going to be a horrible story, but pleasantly surprised. :)
God returned the favor.
Interested in what caused the “big ol’ boom” that no one else heard....
If she hadn’t taken pity on the man ...!
What caused the explosion in the attic?
Because the person who wrote the headline doesn’t know how to write.
>> When I hear of things like this, I am reminded that angels live among us.
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13:2
There are good people in the world.
His meth lab.
Outstanding...Thanks for posting.
Yeah the title is horrible and doesn’t paint a flattering picture.
Amen.
Great story, I wonder when it happened?
I suspect it was the explosion in the attic.
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