Miracle Messages worked its magic again this year when the nonprofit helped reunite a father and son who had been separated for over ten years.
The exciting reconnection happened after Eddie Thompson Ⅲ, who has struggled with housing insecurity for a decade, reached out for help.
He spent years longing to reunite with his son, Shay, but then he heard about the volunteers and team at Miracle Messages. They specialize in reuniting families dealing with the added burden of homelessness.
Eddie wrote a note that he desperately wanted to be delivered to his Shay: “I love you to death and have been trying to get in contact with you for years.” – Eddie.
In an effort to bring the two together, volunteer Lindsay Pfeiffer took on Eddie’s case—and after some days of persistence, she was able to locate Shay and inform him that his father had been actively looking for him.
Shay was awestruck.
For the entirety of his adult life, he had been searching for his father. The pair had been separated since Shay’s high school graduation. With each passing year, the young man felt the reality of any reunion with his dad slipping away.
Serendipitously—through what felt like magic—Shay found out that in all the years he spent looking for Eddie, Eddie had been searching for him.
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The two were reconnected and given a second chance at their relationship—and Shay was beyond grateful to end the years spent apart.
After learning about his father’s whereabouts, he felt like he was on Oprah, because the experience felt “too miraculous to be real”.
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Through Lindsay’s coordination, the two finally met in person. Eddie not only found his son, but discovered he has a beautiful granddaughter, as well.
Now, they’re catching up on all the time they missed. The pair continue to maintain their relationship and are a testament to the indispensable role Miracle Messages plays in bringing families back together.
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