Donor Walks Into Motel, Rents Rooms for Homeless

[cal04]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/24/us/AP-US-Motel-Donation.html

Fifteen homeless people in Colorado Springs will be inside for Christmas, thanks to a mysterious donor who paid for their motel rooms.

Employees at the Express Inn say the woman walked in Tuesday and paid for four rooms for a week. She insisted they be given to homeless men and women camping along Fountain Creek. The total came to $640.

The woman gave her name as ''Linda Craft,'' though The Gazette newspaper could not find anyone by that name. The woman said God told her to buy the rooms.

One of those benefiting from her help is 52-year-old Steve Sample. He called the gift of a warm bed ''a wonderful thing.''





Donor gives homeless campers a room for a week
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“It is kind of nice to sit not all bundled up,” Sample said, the heater blasting next to him.

He and about 14 others will not sit all bundled up this week, thanks to a woman who went to the motel, at 725 W. Cimarron St., Tuesday and paid for four rooms, insisting they be occupied by homeless men and women camping along Fountain Creek.
http://www.gazette.com/articles/room-91299-inn-express.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. What a great gift...

Too bad it couldn't be done on a much larger scale.

K&R

[enid602]

2. Finally

Finlly, a person whose God tells her to do NOBLE things.

[shireen]

3. i wish more people had a god like that .... nt

[avaistheone1]

7. Amen,

And the world would be a peaceful and more beautiful place.

[roody]

5. My DOG told me to go walk dogs at the shelter today,

so I'm off to do her will.

[bluescribbler]

4. Somebody has the Christmas spirit

:toast: to "Linda Craft".

[StarfarerBill]

6. Now there's an admirable person.

Thanks for posting this! :)

[winyanstaz]

8. God's real people are out there trying to help....

and are not sitting on golden thrones while people go hungry.
The Creator will bless this lady.

[Michigan-Arizona]

9. She is a special lady with a very good heart! n/t