{"id":168,"date":"2009-08-03T00:02:12","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T00:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/08\/a-real-life-angel-from-queens-ny.html"},"modified":"2009-08-03T00:02:12","modified_gmt":"2009-08-03T00:02:12","slug":"a-real-life-angel-from-queens-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/08\/a-real-life-angel-from-queens-ny.html","title":{"rendered":"A real life angel from Queens, NY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aloha,<\/p>\n<p>I just saw an article and a video about this school bus driver from Queens, NY. If more of us did simple acts of kindness like this, what an incredible world this would be. As I wrote this post, I noticed that the subway station he goes to to feed the homeless is the one where I was born.&nbsp; There truly are no coincidences.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, I wrote about <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/07\/foreclosure-angels.html\">pay it forward<\/a> and how that simple idea could really make a difference in your life and in the lives of so many other people. This man reaches out and changes lives.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n<div style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5KTN0xXiHgI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>The reporter that interviewed him was moved to tears. In his own words, &#8220;I&#8217;ve interviewed thousands of people in my nearly 10 years of being a TV News Reporter, and I can truly say that Jorge Munoz is one of the most inspiring people I&#8217;ve ever met. He&#8217;s a school bus driver by day and Angel by night.&#8221; Jorge has a web site, you might want to check it out: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anangelinqueens.org\">www.anangelinqueens.org<\/p>\n<p><\/a>August is Angel month. If you have a story about a real life angel, please let me know so I can share it.<\/p>\n<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>Susan<\/p>\n<p>There are angels everywhere, especially when they are invited and where they are needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A real life story of an angel who lives in Queens, NY. 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