A man gave his brother who lost his job a beautiful surprise when he flew in his teenage son for Christmas. 33-year-old Aaron Camphor was devastated his son, Ammel, 14, would not be with him for the holidays because of cost and circumstance – but Aaron's brother, Brandon, 37, decided to step in. Aaron lives in Lake Mary, Florida; whereas Ammel lives with his mom in Phoenix, Arizona. Ammel's parents rotate holidays – meaning the 14-year-old spends every other school break with his father. For Christmas 2023, Ammel was scheduled to be with Aaron, but after his father lost his job earlier in the year and went through financial hardship, he had to accept that he couldn't afford the roughly $600 one-way flight, Brandon said. Hearing this news, Brandon – who also lives in Lake Mary, Florida – reached out to Ammel's mom and said that he would like to secretly pay for his nephew's flights. The pair then hatched a plan so that Ammel would arrive in Florida the morning of Christmas Day to surprise his father. On the day itself, Brandon and Aaron gathered at their brother Corey's home, along with their family. When it came to time to exchange gifts, Brandon stood up in front of the family, before presenting his brother with a loving note. As Aaron was faced with the special words – "A gift for you. Christmas Day, Your Son." – Brandon texted Ammel, who had been hiding outside, to enter the room. Family members then started screaming and looking around in shock. Amel entered the room, where his stunned father headed towards him for an emotional reunion hug.
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00:00What does it say? Read it. To Aaron from Brandon. Christmas Day, your son.
00:06What?!
00:07Christmas can be a tough time when you're away from loved ones.
00:10But for dad Aaron, this year was especially hard.
00:13He had been looking forward to having his son, Amel, home for the holidays.
00:17But then, the unexpected happened. Aaron lost his job.
00:22Suddenly, being able to afford flying Amel across the country seemed impossible.
00:26But Aaron's brother knew he couldn't let that happen.
00:29He hatched a secret plan and decided to surprise Aaron by flying Amel in for Christmas Day.
00:35This is my way to show you that no matter how bad it gets, God always knows how to make you happy.
00:44At first.
00:45Merry Christmas.
00:47I don't know, you just did that with your son.
00:51Read it out loud.
00:53What does it say? Read it.
00:55To Aaron from Brandon. Christmas Day, your son.
00:59What?!
01:01No way! You're kidding! You're kidding!
01:04This Christmas, the gift of family was the only one that truly mattered.
01:09Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!
01:14Oh my God!
01:16Oh my God! Oh my God!
01:21Oh my God!