A Ghanaian remarkable feat of humanity is making him trend across social media.
use of social media bothers on disturbing as people’s first thought
when someone is in distress, is to take pictures and share, but
sometime, it can be a good tool of showing us the good people out there.
his story on social media platform Facebook could just be described as a
2.0 of the Good Samaritan sermon as narrated in Luke 10 in the Bible.
a situation where all others assumed and went with the stereotype, Kofi
Yevutsey actually cared and eventually saw him touch a life.
My
last post as a 34 year old. I saved a life and I’m proud of it. I was
driving by when I saw this guy lying on the floor in the hot sun.
Several people passed by him and just pulled out their phones and took
pictures. Others insulted him for being a drunkard.
But I stopped
and got closer and asked what was wrong. With a faint voice I heard him
say “I’m not drunk. I didn’t drink any alcohol”. I saw in his eyes pain
and helplessness. In the hot afternoon sun I saw that he was shaking
as though he felt cold. With the help of the police officer in the
picture we carried him to a better place under a tree and gave him
water. Then he asked for food and we gave him food. After eating he told
us his story.His
name is Isaac Boateng. A fisherman from Elmina. According to him these
day when they go out to sea they don’t get any fish. So out of
frustration he came to Tema to find work but after roaming through the
city for a week without any success he started begging for food or
asking to work – do any work for food. Most people just turned him away
and others threatened him.
Before
he fell and collapsed on the streets of Tema community 11, before I
found him he hadn’t eaten for 3 days. By the grace of God he is on his
way back to Elmina right now with a little extra money in his pocket to
keep him going for a few days. Apart from fishing Isaac also is a
repairer of damaged bicycle tyres. He has learnt his lesson he told me.
He promised me he’d stay in Elmina and not come foraging for
opportunities in the city anymore. He said to me that the wickedness of
the people in Tema surprised him most.
Once
he gained some strength he became very chatty and I must say I enjoyed
the time it spent talking to this human being. I learnt today to work
harder and to make life better for others with the fruit of my labour. I
learnt that in every body is a beautiful soul that needs care and love.
Nyameba Edem Kofi Yevutsey’s post has since gone viral and received
over 1,300 shares. People are also praising and blessing Nyameba Edem
for his kindness.
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