Kind Boy Who Used His Savings of Ghc700 to Pay for Crying Woman's Groceries Gifted over Ghc221,000 by People
- A boy's life experienced a huge financial transformation after his kind gesture to a crying customer at the retail store where he worked
- John Lopez Jr. worked as a cashier at the store and was touched when a female customer couldn't pay for groceries she had picked
- Lopez Jr. out of compassion comforted the crying woman and used Ghc700 from his savings to offset her bill
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A teenager became rich in an instant thanks to the kindness he showed a poor woman.
Cross Map reports that John Lopez Jr. worked as a cashier at Walmart retail store in America when he encountered the distressed lady.
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The woman had picked groceries but sobbed as she couldn't settle the bills.
YEN.com.gh gathered that the 19-year-old came to her rescue by using his savings to pay for the woman's Ghc700 purchase.
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His kind gesture made way for him
It was said that a lady who witnessed the incident to a snap of the lad and shared his story on social media.
The story inspired people to start a GoFundMe campaign for him.
The campaign got numerous donations well over Ghc221,000.
Lopez. Jr said his parents taught him to help people in need
Lopez Jr. has stated that he learnt kindness from his parents who taught him to help someone in need and raise a downcast fellow up.
In an interview with CBS News, he said:
“My parents basically taught me if someone needs help you should be able to help them and if someone is down, bring them up.”
It is noteworthy that the incident was recorded in 2018.
Meanwhile,YEN.com.gh previously reported that a kind man has got many emotional on social media after he showed kindness to a poor female beggar with three kids.
It is said that the poor woman makes the walk to the roadside with the three little kids early before sunrise and seek alms from people.
The man BI Phakathi, in a video he shared on his Facebook page, approached the woman and engaged in a brief conversation with her.
Upon understanding her plight, he gave the woman and each of the kids wads of cash. He also gave the woman foodstuffs and told her never to beg with the kids as they were too young for it.
Source: YEN.com.gh
