Officer Notices Something About Homeless Man, Quickly Sees What He Has
By Mike-Ross
A homeless man was walking around, even though he wasn't bothering anyone, some people were bothered by his presence. Cops came to see what the situation was about and one officer noticed something familiar about the homeless man. When he got closer to the man, he saw something that shocked him.
A man named Raymond Celaya was in the area on Friday and recorded what he witnessed. Phoenix Police Officer Mark Valenzuela had approached the unidentified homeless man with a question when he immediately took notice of what stunned him about the man’s feet.
Officer Mark Valenzuela (left), Phoenix.AZ Homeless Man (right)
They were bare, and it was cold outside, even for the typically mild Arizona city. But with no shoes or socks, he had walked his feet raw, and he couldn’t go another step. Valenzuela thought something was very familiar to him when he looked at the homeless man’s feet.
While it’s common for the homeless to be without proper shoes, Valenzuela realized at that moment that he had a pair of shoes that might fit this man, who had a much greater need for them. He grabbed the practically new footwear from his patrol car, but he didn’t just simply hand them to the homeless man. What he did next was a true act of selfless love for a stranger.
The officer asked the vagrant to have a seat on the back of his car and told him to get comfortable. He knelt before the needy man and dressed his feet in a warm pair of socks he had for him, before sliding each new shoe on the man’s feet. He took special care to make sure they fit him well and that they were comfortable. They didn’t just suffice, the shoes were his exact size.
The grateful homeless man reached into his pocket and grabbed a few bucks to give to the caring cop for the shoes. Officer Valenzuela told him that the gift didn’t come from him and that all glory goes to God. “He was just very thankful. I could see a little bit of money in his pocket, he had some dollar bills and some change,” the kind-hearted cop explained. “He wanted to pay me for the shoes and I just told him they were a gift from God.”
The shoes are a gift from God, as it’s not a coincidence that the right size was in the car of the cop who came to the scene that day. The officer’s servant heart is also a gift from God, and the homeless man offering to pay him is a sign of gratitude, which is one of the greatest gifts one can be blessed with. The officer did not only warm this man’s feet, he warmed his soul and let him know he’s not alone in this life.
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