“What About Widows and Orphans?”: Church Congregation Buys Pastor Groceries, SA Unimpressed
- A group of churchgoers decided to extend a kind gesture by making sure their pastor was well-fed
- The group of women were captured carrying the things they got for their church leader, and the post was shared on TikTok
- The post did not sit well with some social media users, who took to the comment section to voice their concerns
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A caring congregation was seen pushing trolleys full of things they got for the man leading their church as other church members sat and watched.
The video attracted 263K and almost 9K likes after it was shared on the video streaming platform TikTok by @user5112787828872.
The caring gesture from congregants
The clip shows a group of women wearing makoti wrap-around dresses moving around. One lady pushes a trolley full of food such as eggs, rice and other things while chanting a worship song. As the front woman moves, a second lady can be seen pushing another full trolley.
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SA shares thoughts about the church gesture
The clip received over 1.3K comments from social media users who voiced their views seeing the women buying the man of God groceries. Many felt the women could have purchased food for struggling congregation members instead, and others thought it was a cute move.
User @loloseemise asked:
"What about widows and orphans?"
User @Tbzee88 said:
"That time, there's an orphan who hasn't eaten for days in that congregation, but they've closed their bowl of compassion. They give to someone who already has food ekhaya 😏"
User @matty shared:
"At my church, we doing it for those who don't work."
Joy Beauty.Co added:
"Even those who can’t afford proper groceries for their families contributed to grocery ya mfundisi 😫 ey faith will kill us 🤣"
User @SisMabus commented:
"If you are NOT a natural gifter or giver, you will see everything wrong with this. The gesture of Pastor appreciation has nothing to do with whether Pastor is rich or not. It's gifting 🥰"
User @Baks shared:
"Some of the congregants don't even have maize meal to cook at home, mxm I give up 😳"
University student buys groceries for 10 homeless people
In another Briefly News article, a third-year university student bought groceries and toiletries for 10 homeless people, which warmed many people's hearts.
The hun drove around Joburg with her boyfriend after packing bags accordingly and started handing plastics as they met people in need on the road.
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