Kind heart: Good Samaritan blesses homeless woman with over GHc800 and job

Kind heart: Good Samaritan blesses homeless woman with over GHc800 and job

- BI Phakathi has shared a video of a good Samaritan who helped a woman with more than just a handout

- He gave her a total of $140 (GHc800) but didn't stop there he also offered her a job

- The woman was shocked by the generous offer and broke down in tears at the kind gesture

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South Africa's "faceless philanthroper" BI Phakathi has shared a powerful video from America of a good Samaritan who helped a homeless woman not only with money but a job.

In the video the woman, Naomi explains that she has been lucky enough to stay at a hotel due to the kindness of a woman working there. Normally she sleeps in her car.

She explains that she wants to get a job to provide for her family. The unnamed man reveals his name is Eric gave her $20 (R290) and after listening to her story he gave her a further $100 (R1460).

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Good Samaritan blesses homeless woman with R 1 750 and a job
Good Samaritan helped a woman with more than just a handout but gave her a job as well. Photo credit: @Bi Phakathi
Source: UGC

She broke down crying saying that she is scared explaining that people had tricked her in the past.

What happened next shocked her completely, he gave her another R290 and his card and offered her a job to help her get back on her feet.

Facebook users took the post and shared their reactions to the touching story in the comments section:

Ruth Dundundu:

"God bless bro. A few like you are still out there. Be blessed more. l could feel that woman's pains as well. Thank you, brother."

Sylvia Grant:

"Anything I watch this video I cry my eyes out as mother your kids are taking from u because of no job and no house and u on the street looking for help God almighty please protected us in this world and send helpers to those who need it."

Yolanda Cordero:

"God be with her and her children. God bless this man triple! Hope and pray for this lady that she finds more work and gets her children back!

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Who cares if this story was last years. It's to show there are SOME PEOPLE with a ❤ . yes it would be nice to see she got her life back in order. For her and her children. I will pray for her no matter what and the man too."

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that BI Phakathi, South Africa's very own good Samaritan, is at it again helping those who are less fortunate. He uploaded a video to Facebook which starts with a mad chase after a torn R10 note. He ended up blessing the man with over R1 000 after learning what happened to him.

He returns it to a homeless man called Basil and asked him what he wanted to do with the money. Basil revealed that he wanted to buy a cup of coffee with it. Phakathi gave Basil R100 and asked told him to buy a coffee and bring back his change.

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Basil returned with the coffee but said he had to use the last of his coins as they did not have change for a R100 note.

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