An elderly widow was quietly preparing to freeze.No money. No firewood. No way out.Her desperate call to a tree service wasn’t a plea for charity — it was a last attempt at survival. On the other end of the line, a man listened, paused, and made a choice that would ignite an avalanche of compassion. When Paul Brittain answered the…
When Paul Brittain answered the phone that day, he thought he was taking a routine call about firewood. Instead, he heard the trembling voice of an 85-year-old widow, scared of the cold creeping into her small home and of the bills she couldn’t pay until her next check arrived. She didn’t ask for favors; she simply hoped to buy enough wood to stay warm. Brittain refused to let her face winter alone. He loaded his truck, drove to her house, and delivered the firewood for free.
