This happened at my part time job today at a grocery store in Georgia, USA. While I was scanning for goods and talking to the customer in my line, another customer walked in and directly went to my register. She said, "Hi Angel, I am so glad to see you today! I was worried about you and your family in the Philippines. I haven't seen you for a while. I thought you went home. Is everyone okay?" I was touched and it took me a moment to reply. Before I could say anything, the customer in my line said, "Oh, you're from the Philippines? I felt so bad about what happened to your country." So, I looked at them and said, "Thank you so much! Yes, everyone in my family is fine..." Then, another customer overheard our conversation. This third customer was young and he looked like a college student and had a subway sandwich in his hand. He said, " I felt terrible when I saw the news on TV. I remember when we lost hundreds due to Hurricane Katrina. I can't imagine America if Katrina was three times stronger. I am going to send my donations for the Filipino victims today." I sincerely thanked the young man after I gave him his receipt. A few other customers said that they would make some donations to the Philippines because they were concerned about those survivors who don't have shelter, food and water. They thought that it's a terrible condition to be in. I sincerely thanked them for thinking about my beloved country, the Philippines. I just hope that my fellow Filipino brothers would also think about sharing some of their extra cash to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). Thank you sweet Americans for extending your blessing to my Filipino brothers and sisters. Hopefully, the money will reach the survivors.
