One rainy night, Greenville, South Carolina, deputy officer Holman spotted a homeless man walking the streets. His life’s course was changed by the subsequent circumstances.
The police asked the man if he was a local when he stopped. The man without a home, Robert Morris, admitted it. He had been residing in a tent in the woods, but a river had swept away the structure.
He was cold, he was hungry, and he had serious drug and alcohol problems. The loss of his parents and sister, he acknowledged to the officer, had a negative effect on his life. With his siblings, he had a tense relationship.
The local shelters that Officer Holman tried to reach were all booked up for the evening. He didn’t want to give up on this man entirely.
Officer Holman usually keeps a couple extra Bibles in the trunk of his patrol car, but this time he could only find his own copy. Realizing Morris needed it more than he did, he gave it to him.
Morris was given some food by the policeman before he left, but he regretted not doing more. Years after the incident, Morris called the police to thank Officer Holman for saving his life.
Morris then checked himself into a treatment center and made amends with his family. The kindness Officer Holman showed Morris that evening changed his life forever.
