One early March morning, Matt was jolted awake by a fire alarm. Finding no fire, he decided to grab a coffee. Dressed casually with a backward cap, he walked to the nearest cafe, where a chance encounter with a young boy profoundly changed his outlook on life, humanity, and the world.
Upon reaching the cafe, Matt realized he had forgotten to pray that morning. So, he sneaked into a corner to fold his hands and pray. While he was standing with his eyes closed, a boy walked up to him and handed him a $1 bill, the only note he had at that time. “If you’re homeless, here’s a dollar,” 9-year-old Kelvin Ellis Jr. said to Matt, “I always wanted to help a homeless person, and I finally had the opportunity,” the boy recalled in a conversation with CBS.
Kelvin’s innocent assumption that Matt was …