The First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, N.C., found an envelope on Sunday with a note that says, "Please don't be mad. I don't have much. I'm homeless."
Inside the envelope are a dime, a nickel and three pennies, amounting to 18 cents. Some might think it discourteous to give such a small amount to the church, but considering that the donation came from a homeless person, the church was touched by the gesture. The person might have given it everything he owns at the moment.
"When I saw the note, I just wanted to assure the giver that every gift and every giver is important. I felt deep gratitude because it is likely that this individual reached into his or her pocket and gave everything," Patrick S. Hamrick, pastor of finance and administration, said to CNN.
The note was unsigned, but the pastor believes that it could be from one of the church's 150 homeless neighbors that it serves free breakfast to every Sunday before services. Some of them stay to attend the service.
"After the service we have a couple of people called counters who process the offerings and put them in our safe," Hamrick told ABC News. "The secretary called me over and in the envelope was a dime, a nickel, and three cents. That was the 18 cents. We flipped it over and the note was there."
Many want to know who this selfless person is, but the man phoned the pastor and said that he wishes to remain anonymous despite the many people's offers to help him financially. Hamrick said that he is still interested in meeting the anonymous donor so that he can introduce him to a local businessman who is offering a job, People.com reported.
"He said 'Nope, I want this gift to be between me, God and the church.' And so he wishes to remain anonymous," the pastor said.
