He found thousands of dollars in an armchair bought at an auction: the decision he made was surprising

Howard Kirby He felt it was wrong to hold on to that fortune, even though he and his family really needed the money. It’s been an uncomfortable few days for this man from Michigan (United States), who He was going through the most difficult time of his lifebut he was still willing to do what he thought was right.

After a divorce, the loss of a cousin to cancer, and surgery to remove a kidney, Howard had been very emotionally affected.. Even though he was going through days of financial need, starting with his son Ben had lost his job. and had to move home with his wife and children.

In the midst of the crisis, this madness happened as if it were straight out of the script of any Hollywood movie. The 65-year-old man was at home when, tired of the discomfort of the armchair, he decided to open one of his cushions. try changing the filling. I had bought it at a thrift store and, although it was very affordable, it turned out to be too hard and annoying.

The secret gift inside the armchair​

Together with their daughter-in-law Diane, they opened it and inside they found two envelopes which in total contained around 43 thousand dollars. A gift from heaven, a fortune that they could have kept without anyone ever claiming it from them. But for Howard there was something that didn’t close, Kirby thought it was wrong to hold on to those dollars.

Undecided, he sought help. He spoke to a lawyer who told him he had no legal right to return it. So Howard had the backing of the courts to keep those invoices, and if at any time anyone claimed them, he could tell them that the money was now his. There was no way that this incredible discovery could be a bad thing.but in his head things were different.

Faith led him to give everything back

Kirby is a very religious man and it was his religious faith that pushed him to look for the true owner of the 43 thousand dollars. “The Holy Spirit came upon me and said, ‘No, it’s not really yours.’”he told ABC.

Kirby put the money in a box and went to the store where he bought the chair. and asked them to identify the person who had donated it. They tracked down the couch until they found Kim Fauth-Newberry, whose late grandfather was the couch’s original owner.

Kim received a call from Howard telling her that he had found something on the couch that she would definitely be very interested in. However, they met at the shop Fauth-Newberry had no idea she was about to make $40,000.

“I think they just expected it to be some photos. They never imagined it was money,” he said. Kim He was shocked and told the ABC he had no idea the money was there when he delivered the chair to the charity shop. after the death of his grandfather.

“Being a born-again Christian, Christ in me is the one who actually returned the money,” Kirby noted that he has become the most beloved neighbor in all of Michigan.

And it was that good gesture that motivated other people to repay him for his good deed.. One person started raising money on GoFundMe to get financial help for the Kirbys, but in addition to money, a worker volunteered to help repair the roof and a construction company donated all the materials for the job.