testimony to angels

Sometimes in life we are touched by the gestures of those unfamiliar to us, and it takes us so by surprised that we wonder whether we really deserved such kindnesses from strangers.
Since arriving to Canada we have been blessed by this phenomenon a couple of times:
There was Bruce, who offered us a fully furnished place to live for 5 weeks during the lapse between our time in the hotel and our house was being settled and renovated. Although Bruce is no longer a stranger to us, he is still an angel and has helped us out in amazing ways since that time.
Then there was Noel and Michelle: who invited Ashley to dinner and then to stay the night in their home, when he came over for his job interview ealy last year. They then invited us to a BBQ as soon as we arrived, as a welcome gesture. We met the whole family and they are the nicest kind of people you are ever likely to meet. They also invited us to their family Christmas, knowing we would be without our own.
Then there was an unlikely angel. Our Canadian real estate agent - yes they are rare but they happen to exisit - I have seen one!!!!! He sold us our house - that is their job hey. But he truely went above and beyond the call of duty, by offering his basement unit to us over the two month LLLOOOONNNNGGGG settlement on the house - it was unfurnished and all of our stuff was on a boat somewhere, so we had to decline, but that was ok. Bruce offered his place to us the next day. Our agent has previously worked in the building industry and recommended all kinds of excellent and reliable trades people to help us get our place habitable prior to moving in. As a new-comer to a town - let alone a whole country, recommendations like that are priceless.
Then there was the guy at Ashley's work who sold him a car for $500! Ok, it is a bit of a bomb and doesn't really match all the new Merks and BMW's in his work carpark, but we couldn't care less really. It runs and has never missed a beat since we acquired it, despite our earlier suspicions.
There was Patty, who remembered what it was like to be a new-comer to this small town, and invited me into her home and to her scrap-booking group - for that I was very grateful.
And last but not least, the inspiration for this entry- an Australian angel. One in particular, who barely knows me or my family. She has been so over-whelmingly generous to our family that I feel desperately unworthy of her kind deeds. She knows our situation here - as a new-comer to Canada. She has been in our shoes and walked this walk with a young family. We thank you dearly and truely for your generosity and kindness, and for the survival items you have sent - you are a blessing - thank you.