Wednesday, 23^rd September, 2026

Bible Reading: Acts 9: 36-40, 10:4b

Memory Verse: The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40 (NIV)

Be encouraged by these awesome acts of kindness to go beyond and above for a neighbour:

1. In December 2021, Hilary Spink, a 70-year-old pensioner, missed her coach in Portsmouth after traveling from Ryde on the Isle of Wight. She was devastated, as the holiday had already been canceled twice due to COVID-19. Upon returning to Wightlink, the ferry company, she explained her situation. Mark Mitchell, a ferry worker, overheard and offered to drive her 260 miles to Halifax, Yorkshire, so she wouldn’t miss her Christmas trip. He drove her after his shift, making a round trip of over 500 miles. Hilary was deeply touched by his kindness and expressed her gratitude. Mark’s selfless act was widely praised, and he received recognition from his employer, Wightlink, for going above and beyond to help a customer in distress

2. It was 2 a.m. when a 13-year-old boy in South Carolina picked up the phone and dialed 911. But it wasn’t for a fire, a robbery, or an emergency like you’d expect. He told the dispatcher, “I’m tired of sleeping on the floor.” Let that sink in. In one of the richest countries on earth, a child’s “emergency” was not having a bed.

When Officer Gaetano Acerra responded, he thought it was a prank—or maybe something minor. But what he walked into crushed him. Bare walls. No furniture. No decorations. Just a deflated air mattress in the corner and a boy sitting there, exhausted, slumped over like life had already beaten him down at 13 years old.

The boy’s grandmother, who loved him, simply couldn’t afford more than the basics: food and rent. Survival, not comfort. And yet this child still had the courage to call 911—not for money, not for toys—but just for a chance to feel like he mattered.

Most officers would have filed a report and moved on. But Acerra couldn’t shake the image of that room out of his mind. Three days later, he came back—not with paperwork, but with a truck full of furniture. A bed with fresh sheets. A desk and chair for homework. Lamps, decorations, and even a Nintendo Wii.

The boy’s face when he saw his new room? Pure joy. His four bare walls turned into a sanctuary. For the first time, he felt like he mattered.

And here’s the part that should make every single one of us think: it didn’t take a millionaire, a celebrity, or the government to fix this. It took one cop who cared enough to do something.

Officer Acerra said it best: “Sometimes you just know what’s right.”

Quote: Make the earth a better place by a simple act of kindness.

Prophetic Decree: Receive a heart of love and kindness, in Jesus name.

Prayer Focus

Thank you for the gift of life. Help me to serve You, my neighbours, and even my enemies with Your love. I receive a heart that helps others, love others, and goes out of the way for others. Deliver me from “me, myself and my family mentality.” Help me to give my time and treasures to helping others in need, in Jesus name.

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