That morning, Pastor (牧师) Tipton spoke about the program on helping needy children. When the service ended, I picked one of the letters written by needy kids. My child was a boy. He wanted a pair of popular sports shoes, black, size 9.
Then I went to have coffee with a heavy heart. After I paid all my bills (账单) this month, I only had 30 dollars left now. I wouldn't find the popular sports shoes for that price. The situation brought something painful to my mind.
In my first year of teaching, I liked a first-grader Cameron. His father had no job but Cameron always smiled. Our school had a program. Teachers would give gifts to needy students on Christmas morning .On Cameron's wish list was a scooter (踏板车). So I bought it and left it in the school office with other gifts.
After the Christmas holiday, I learned Cameron had got only a book. I remembered I'd written his name. So I went to ask the headmaster. Then he told me Cameron's parents probably returned the scooter to the store and got the money. How sad I felt!
But how could I let down this boy? The next day, I stopped at a store. After checking the shelves twice, I found a pair of black sports shoes, size9 at the very bottom of one shelf. The price was S24.99. Then I sent the shoes out. Weeks later, a thank-you card arrived, together with a photo of a boy proudly wearing a pair of black sports shoes. A feeling of happiness filled my heart.
