Talk about the American people coming together! This is truly an amazing story.
In October, Amanda Kofoed, a 30-year-old mother in Nampa, ID, was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Enter The Praynksters, a group that surprises people who are down on their luck. This time they surprised Amanda, who thought she was there to do a video for a friend.
Before they were finished recording the video, hundreds of donors dropped over $13,000 for the Kofoed family.
When watching the video below, there’s no way you can hold back tears watching this family get blessed with kindness. Here are a few pictures:
Here is the line of people waiting to help the Kofoeds with a donation to help with Amanda’s medical bills:
Look at that line of donors!
From CNN:
Praynksters is known for pulling off random acts of kindness for people going through tough times.
This time it surprised a 30-year-old mother in Nampa, Idaho.
In October, Amanda Kofoed found a lump under her arm. A friend urged her to get it checked.The diagnosis was dire: Stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Kofoed’s doctor wanted to start treatment right away, but with no insurance, Kofoed didn’t think she could afford it.
“I asked if they could delay my treatment until January,” she told the Idaho Statesman.
A family friend, Jessie Horney, set up a GoFundMe account soon after to help raise money for medical expenses.
That’s when Praynksters stepped in. One of the co-founders of the group, Jesse Fadel, is a childhood friend of Kofoed’s husband, Clint.
“When we first got the news, we called all of our friends and family. They told us ‘don’t worry about the insurance,'” Amanda Kofoed said.
The Praynksters crew invited Kofoed and her husband to a coffee shop to make a “thank you” video for people who had donated through GoFundMe. But the most dramatic generosity was only about to begin.
As the camera rolled, almost 200 Praynksters volunteers flooded the coffee shop holding $100 bills. Each volunteer laid the money on the Kofoed’s table.
Our prayers are that Amanda is healed and she is able to live a full, fruitful life. They’re also with every single person who went out of their way to lend a helping hand to a couple in their time of need. Can you imagine what our society would be like if this were a normal occurrence, instead of something so rare that it needs to be showcased?
It’s always nice to witness the spirit of giving when strangers care for you like you were part of their family.
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