Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
This grandmother may have a new lease on life after a billionaire philanthropist caught wind of her determination to help cyclone victims.
The woman, Plaxedes “Gogo” Dilon, is used to walking long distances around her home for work. The 70-year-old widow makes a living by waking up at 4AM every morning so she can travel across the region selling clothes.
She had just made it back to her home in Harare, Zimbabwe earlier this week when she heard about Cyclone Idai on the radio.
The storm, which is currently being regarded as one of the worst tropical cyclones to hit the Southern hemisphere, blew through parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.
Upon learning about the aftermath of the storm, Dilon immediately filled a bag with kitchen supplies and clothes that she had intended to resell so she could bring it all to a disaster relief area.
Except because she did not have any money for a bus, she walked for 10 miles so she could bring the supplies to the Highlands Presbyterian Church.
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