Pensioner comes to family’s aid
JUNE SHIMUOSHILI
A resident of the Katutura Old Age Home extended his hand and donated various items, including clothing and blankets, to a Windhoek family who recently lost everything in a shack fire.
Johannes Luendi told Namibian Sun that he, too, had lost everything in a shack fire in 2013 and had since then developed a soft heart for those similarly afflicted.
The 83-year-old said he liked to keep up with current affairs by reading newspaper and that was how he found out about the shack, belonging to Betuel Moses and Vistoline Kgobetsi, which burned to the ground when their son, 7, accidentally tripped over a candle at bedtime.
“Everything I had burnt to ashes. I am very familiar with the pain they are going through. When I have more than I need, I like help people,” said Luendi.
The parcels containing the clothes, blankets and other items were collected by Kgobetsi’s mother Erna, as neither she nor Moses have replaced their cellphones that were destroyed in the fire.
Ousie Erna said the couple had received mattresses and blankets from the City of Windhoek.
According to her, only Kgobetsi has a job as a volunteer which brings in the little she can for her family.
“It’s really humbling to have an elder help them like this. We are grateful for his kindness and compassion. It’s rare to find people like him,” she said.
She added that any help was welcome, especially clothes for the children, including school uniforms.
The family has only been able to rebuild one bedroom from what was left of their home as they cannot afford to remodel their house completely.
A resident of the Katutura Old Age Home extended his hand and donated various items, including clothing and blankets, to a Windhoek family who recently lost everything in a shack fire.
Johannes Luendi told Namibian Sun that he, too, had lost everything in a shack fire in 2013 and had since then developed a soft heart for those similarly afflicted.
The 83-year-old said he liked to keep up with current affairs by reading newspaper and that was how he found out about the shack, belonging to Betuel Moses and Vistoline Kgobetsi, which burned to the ground when their son, 7, accidentally tripped over a candle at bedtime.
“Everything I had burnt to ashes. I am very familiar with the pain they are going through. When I have more than I need, I like help people,” said Luendi.
The parcels containing the clothes, blankets and other items were collected by Kgobetsi’s mother Erna, as neither she nor Moses have replaced their cellphones that were destroyed in the fire.
Ousie Erna said the couple had received mattresses and blankets from the City of Windhoek.
According to her, only Kgobetsi has a job as a volunteer which brings in the little she can for her family.
“It’s really humbling to have an elder help them like this. We are grateful for his kindness and compassion. It’s rare to find people like him,” she said.
She added that any help was welcome, especially clothes for the children, including school uniforms.
The family has only been able to rebuild one bedroom from what was left of their home as they cannot afford to remodel their house completely.
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