He wanted to surf one last time, so a group of vacationers made his wish come true 🌊
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A group of kind-hearted vacationers helped an elderly man with dementia who wanted to catch a wave one last time. In the beautiful footage, the group of five men can be seen placing Vernon Hodge on a boogie board, before pushing him along atop of an oncoming wave, cheering as he comes to the end of his ride. According to his daughter, Rachael Goodloe, Vernon has been diagnosed with FTD, or Tick’s Disease, and Alzheimer’s - both of which have increasingly taken their toll. Believing this might be Vernon's last trip to the beach, his wife Terry - who, along with Vernon, is in her 60s - approached a group who she had spoken to about Vernon's condition a few days earlier, asking if they would be willing to help him experience the thrill of the ocean once more. On the beach off Duck, North Carolina, the group - which included Robert Wall, RJ Wall, Ryan Giancola, Brendan Giancola, Thomas Coppolone - said they would be more than happy to help Vernon boogie board across the waves on July 16, and so they began to push him along for the unforgettable experience. Rachael captured the entire moment on film, and it was later posted on social by Ryan Giancola and a family friend, Erik Swanson, receiving heaps of praise.
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A minute out of your life to make his complete. ❤
Damn. Well said.
Absolutely 😢😢😢You got me in tears. This whole thing have me in tear,🤦🏾♀️😢😢😢😢😢😢❤️🙏🏾💯
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That was the most admirable things those younger people could of done for that older gentleman. They were his "Guardians of Happiness" for that day. 😢🎉❤😂👍👌☺
You have no idea how much this means to someone until you begin aging and can no longer do the things you loved doing. Bless you for helping that dear man to surf one last time 😌
How COOL was that😄 Those young men made his day!!🙏❤🙏
What a great bunch of people. Really caring human beings.
The only power we have is to love one another.
This brought tears of happiness to my eyes!
Young ppl often do not realize how aging disabilities make us sad we can no longer do things we so loved. These young guys made this man's day! Probably his year!!
ABSOLUTELY THE SWEETNESS CHERISHED MEMORY.
GOD BLESS THESE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR HONORING HIS
WISH!
WARMS MY HEART!
So wonderful! Thank you, gents, for helping to grant his wish!! Well done, sir! 🌊🏄♂️🩵
They made his last dream come true" that was an act of kindness that made his dream come true.
Omg you guys are living long lives. God bless ❤
What a great thing they did ~ this video is as beautiful to enjoy
seeing people being human ❤
The kindness of strangers. Gives one hope for the future.
I love that feeling of catching a wave.
Beautiful humanity ❤️
We’ll done gentlemen I commend him and all of you. God bless you. I hope he rides an endless wave with Jesus in heaven 🙏 🙏🙏🙏
So so heartwarming and delightful to see this kindness and compassion🥰🥰😍😍❤❤🙏🙏
Just kept smiling all through watching this video.... God bless you guys.. May your wishes come true also
God Bless ALL of those vacationers! You made his dream come true!❤❤🏄♂️
I'M CRYING.THIS WAS SO KIND AND BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE THOSE GUYS FORTHEIR COMPASSION. GOD BLESS THEM 🥲🥲🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️
How beautiful! Good young men helping him enjoy his ride!! What a blessing!❤
What amazing young men to help him have his last wish come true ❤😊
Que lindo poder cumplir su sueño y bien por todos quienes lo acompañaron😊
How sweet of those men to do that
I love that old guy so much,old people in itself are my weakness ❤
That was amazing. Blessings ❤❤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
AWESOME!!! The cheers say it al!! 🌊🏄♂️
Beautiful thank you 😊❤
Omg i needed to see some humanity. Im really having an awful day and the last few months have been horrible. This is beautiful to see
That smile on his face said it all❤❤
You vacationers are absolutely awesome
This was the most wholesome video I’ve seen in a long time. I absolutely love it. The joy on his face was pure gold.
Making a memory no one will ever forget.❤😊
Those are the kind of heroes that we are all thankful exist & all hope to meet
God 🙏 Bless you guys for putting a smile on that precious elderly gentleman's❤ face
THAT IS THE SWEETEST THING, PEOPLE CAN DO FOR SOMEONE. THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH. ❤
Good folks thanks for letting goodnesses shine
Awesome array of gentleman to take him Boogie boarding!
Beautiful beyond words ❤❤❤
What a blessing to watch this!!!!!
How awesome are those guys!!! Made my day!
Priceless
So precious!
That was so nice of them to help him❤❤❤
Awe thank you to all involved in this, that elderly man won’t forget that ❤
Great bunch of people 👍👍
That was so sweet. I miss surfing too. I haven’t been able to pop up on a board for almost 20 yrs now. 😢
So awesome. He loved it❤😊
Beautiful when you see humanity shine like this and people care for each other.👍🏻❤
❤❤❤ joy
Que lindo nunca desista dos seus sonhos..
The world still has VERY good people out there. So touching. Thanks for making a life complete ❤
❤This is such a beautiful video showing this older Gentleman fulfilling his life long last wish with surfing 🏄 how wonderful to have young Men in this day and age helping assisting giving love respect to this older Man. May Almighty God bless you today and always. Amen🎉😅❤
Lovely 🥰
So so beautiful
God bless everyone in that event 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤
Well, I am crying!
So sweet
So beautiful 💖💖
You made it! Good job. That was fun, wasn’t it?
Bless his heart
Ocean water makes you feel so good
Awesome!!!!!
Humankind at its best
This is my favorite.
It doesn't take much 🙏💜
7.6k like!!! This is so wholesome and I am so glad we still have good people in the world ❤❤❤
Thanks for making his wish come true ❤
Restores my faith just a lil’ more in humanity. If we could ALL just remember we are ALL CONNECTED 🕉️!!!
That was awesome!!
Just beautiful 😊😊😊
Love this❤
Sweet ❤
You can't take it out of us, once you ride a wave.
How nice ❤
So great! Love ❤
Kindness
The Power Of Love! ❤ Sam New Zealand 🇳🇿
That was a sweet thing to do.
crazy old Man
I’m not crying you are
Love this ❤❤❤❤
Now his bucket list is completed
That's awesome
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My heart❤
This is me in the future, I love the sea and my ashes will be there ❤.
I actually think this is real important were all going to ge there one day it honestly scares me alot i just turned 36 and i swear i think im still in my early 20s it dont even seem real time is just flying by i would hope there would be people around to help me do somthing like this
Real life pops
Awsome
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That was great. No matter what he will most likely not forget that. Hope he is well.👍🏿👍🏿🖤🤎
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I love this channel
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The little boy put on his clothes for the cold and then told his father:
"Ok dad, I'm ready"
His Dad, the pastor, said: "Ready for what?"
"Dad, it's time to go outside and distribute our flyers."
Dad replied: "Son, it's very cold outside and it's drizzling."
The child looked surprised at his father and said: "But dad, people need to know about God even on rainy days."
Dad replied, "Son, I'm not going outside in this weather."
With despair, the child said: "Dad, can I go alone? Please!"
His father waited for a moment and then said: "Son, you can go. Here are the flyers, be careful."
"Thank you, dad!"
And with this, the son went out into the rain. The 11-Year-old walked all the streets of the village, handing out the flyers to the people he saw.
After 2 hours of walking in the rain and cold and with his last flyer in his hand, he stopped at a corner to see if he saw someone to give the flyer to, but the streets were totally deserted. Then he turned to the first house he saw, walked to the front door, rang the bell several times, and waited, but no one came out.
Finally, the boy turned to leave... but something stopped him. The child turned back to the door and began to ring the bell and pound on the door strongly with his knuckles. He kept waiting. Finally, the door was opened gently.
A lady came out with a very sad look and gently asked:
"What can I do for you, son?" With radiant eyes and a bright smile, the child said: "Lady, I'm sorry if I upset you, but I just want to tell you that God really loves you and that I came to give you my last flyer, which talks about God and His great love."
The boy then gave her the flyer.
She just said, "Thank you, son, God bless you!"
Well, the next Sunday morning, the pastor was in the pulpit and when the service began he asked:
"Does someone have a testimony or something they want to share?"
Gently, in the back row of the church, an older lady stood up. When she started talking, a radiant and glorious look sprouted from her eyes:
"Nobody in this church knows me. I have never been here, even last Sunday I was not Christian.
My husband died a while ago leaving me totally alone in this world. Last Sunday was a particularly cold and rainy day, and it was so cold and lonely in my heart that I felt I had come to the end of the road and didn't want to live anymore.
I took a chair and a rope and went up to the attic of my house. I tied a noose and the other end of the rope to the rafters of the roof; then I climbed onto the chair and put the rope around my neck.
I then stood on the chair, so alone and heartbroken, I was about to throw myself off the chair when suddenly I heard the loud sound of the door being knocked on.
So I thought: "I'll wait for a minute and whoever it is will go away."
I waited and waited, but the door knocking was getting louder and louder every time. It got so loud that I couldn't ignore it anymore.
So I wondered, who could it be?
No one ever comes to my door or comes to visit me! I released the rope from my neck and went to the door, while the bell was still ringing and the door was still being knocked on.
When I opened the door, I couldn't believe what my eyes saw, in front of my door was the most radiant and angelic child I'd ever seen. His smile, Oh, I can never describe it! The words that came out of his mouth made my heart, which had been dead so long, come back to life, when he said with the VOICE OF A CHERUBIM: "Lady, I just want to tell you that God really loves you."
"When the little angel disappeared between the cold and the rain, I closed my door and read every word of the flyer. Then I went to the attic to remove the chair and rope.
I didn't need them anymore. As you see. Now I am a happy daughter of the King. Since the direction of the boy, when he left, was to this church, I came personally to say thank you to that little angel of God who came just in time to rescue my life from an eternity in hell. And replaced it with eternity in God's presence."
Everyone cried in the church.
The Pastor came down from the pulpit to the first bench, where the little boy was sitting; he took his son in his arms and cried uncontrollably.
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Don't let this message die because of tiredness or bad weather; after reading it, pass it on to others.
Remember, God's message can make a big difference in someone's life. Never be afraid to spread the love of God.
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Can I get an AMEN?
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