An anonymous donor has purchased a refugee family a fleet of new bikes after their only source of transportation was stolen.

Winkler Police eventually arrested the culprits but the stolen property was already gone, stripped and sold.

Originally from Burma, Nei-Moo, his wife Ka-Yar and their five children escaped life in a refugee camp in Thailand thanks to MCC and local sponsorship.

One of their local sponsors, Don Martens, explains only hours after their story was published on Pembina Valley Online, donors were already calling.

Thanks to an anonymous donation, both Nei-Moo and Ka-Yar were able to purchase new bikes.

"It's a real blessing and an incredible gesture from a generous person in the community," Martens explains.

He notes the outpouring of support was so strong they even had to decline some offers, "but we are extremely blessed by the kind hearts in this community," he says.

The children have also been outfitted with new bikes.

"Nei-Moo and Ka-Yar are extremely grateful, big smiles, and very humbled by the donation," he says.

Because of the language barrier, the idea of obtaining a drivers license is still a ways away, Martens explains. It means bicycles are incredibly important source of transportation to school, the community gardens, grocery store and work.

Local resident Dennis Kehler also donated a pair of bikes for the Nei-Moo children