A random act of kindness given her was just too unbelievable for a pizza driver that she could not help but shed tears of joy.
After delivering an ordered pizza worth $5.99 to a church in Ohio last Oct. 4, Natasha Boyer thought that was it, just another delivery to add to her day's tally. It would be nice though if she could receive even the smallest of tip.
She did receive a "tip," but it was not definitely small. In fact it was more than $1,000! To be exact, it's $1,046—the money handed her by Rev. Steve Markle of the non-denominational Sycamore Creek Church in Pickerington, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio.
Before Markle handed her the money, he asked Natasha first what was the biggest tip she had ever receive, and she replied it was $10, USA Today said based from a story in the local Columbus Dispatch newspaper.
Markle then told her that the church has been teaching its congregation about the virtues of kindness. "And so we did something special for you today. We took up a special offering for a tip for you," Markle said.
The pastor then pulled out a stack of dollar bills and handed it to a stunned Natasha. She then broke into tears, embraced the kindly pastor and said, "Thank you so much."
"I hope that this can help you," Markle said. "I don't know what's going on in your life."
"It can help a lot," she replied. "Thank you so much. Thank you everybody."
According to the Columbus Dispatch, the church had just finished a series of sermons on "I was Broke. Now I'm Not" as part of its "Random Acts of Kindness" monthly missions.
In a "Who We Are" message on its website, Sycamore Creek Church said its "mission is to change the world by changing lives."
"We are a caring community of people excited about growing closer to God and reaching out to others. From the very beginning our goal has been to have all those who come in contact with SCC have the opportunity for a changed life," the message read.
The church was founded in 1995 by a group of just 15 people who first met at the Pickerington Square Shopping Center. Sycamore Creek expanded quickly, and now it is located in a 78-acre property next to Pickerington North High School.
An average of 500 to 600 people attend church service every week.
Sycamore Creek describes itself as "a family-oriented church with modern music and biblical messages containing practical every day application."
