Topics:<\/b> Christmas; Generosity; Giving; Hope; Money; Stewardship; Testimony<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Leviticus 25:35; Deuteronomy 15:7; Proverbs 11:25; 22:9; Matthew 6:3; 19:16\u201326; Luke 6:38; 11:39\u201341; Acts 20:35; 2 Corinthians 9:7<\/p>\n
Just prior to the 2006 Christmas season, Larry Stewart, fifty-eight, a successful businessman from Lee\u2019s Summit, Missouri, revealed that he was the Secret Santa who has been doling out hundred-dollar bills to the needy every Christmas for the past twenty-six years. Stewart said he decided to go public after it became apparent that a tabloid newspaper was going to reveal his name. Now he hopes to inspire others to become Secret Santas.<\/p>\n
In the winter of 1971, Stewart was working as a door-to-door salesman, when the company he was working for went out of business. Stewart quickly ran out of money. He hadn\u2019t eaten in two days when he went to Dixie Diner and ordered a breakfast he eventually admitted he couldn\u2019t pay for. Ted Horn, the restaurant owner, acted like he found a twenty-dollar bill on the floor underneath Stewart\u2019s chair. \u201cSon, you must have dropped this,\u201d Horn said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was like a fortune to me,\u201d Stewart said. His response was to vow, \u201cLord, if you ever put me in a position to help other people, I will do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the years, Stewart estimates that he has given away about $1.3 million, for which he has been amply rewarded. \u201cI see looks of hopelessness turn to looks of hope in an instant,\u201d he says. \u201cAfter all, isn\u2019t that what we\u2019re put here on earth for\u2014to help one another?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Nanci Hellmich, \u201cSanta Shares His Secret,\u201d USA Today<\/i> (December 22, 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Christmas; Generosity; Giving; Hope; Money; Stewardship; Testimony References: Leviticus 25:35; Deuteronomy 15:7; Proverbs 11:25; 22:9; Matthew 6:3; 19:16\u201326; Luke 6:38; 11:39\u201341; Acts 20:35; 2 Corinthians 9:7 Just prior to the 2006 Christmas season, Larry Stewart, fifty-eight, a successful businessman from Lee\u2019s Summit, Missouri, revealed that he was the Secret Santa who has been doling … Continue reading “REVEALING
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