THE FINAL REWARD
Officer Gonzalez walked back into Lewis’s home a month later.
She wasn’t alone. Behind her were several volunteers from a local veteran’s group.
“Mr. Harris,” she said, smiling. “We have a surprise.”
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They led him to the backyard. The hole in his floor had been patched. His home was sealed against the wind.
And in his new, secure shed sat a brand-new set of tools.
Lewis looked at the officers. He looked at the neighbors who had become his family.
“God is good,” he whispered. “God is good all the time.”
He went from being a victim of a heartless thief to the most loved man in Fort Worth.
Lewis Harris didn’t just get his tools back. He got his faith in humanity back.