It appears that a resident of the Saudi city of Hail, in Saudi Arabia, has placed a refrigerator outside of his home and asked his neighbors to fill it with food for the less fortunate.
According to the Gulf News Daily, the man, who likes to remain unnamed, informed neighbors that doing so would prevent the shame of asking for food from the impoverished.
After prominent Saudi Muslim cleric Sheikh Mohamad al-Arefe tweeted his support for the tale, it quickly gained traction: “I’ve always thought the people of Hail are charitable. A man gives leftover food to the less fortunate by placing a refrigerator outside his home.
Oh, Hail, how I love thee. According to the Saudi news website Akhbar 24, Sheikh al-Arefe has 8.6 million followers on Twitter and his statement was shared more than 5,000 times.
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On social media, people are urging mosques and homes to set up more refrigerators. One person adds that people should go beyond leftovers and leave freshly cooked food, calling it a “great act of charity” before the fasting month of Ramadan, which starts at the end of June.
All people, including the poor, deserve a place in our lives – and in our homes.
(Luke 14:12-14)
It’s good to hear some happy news is it not? This story should be a common occurrence but, most people don’t help others without recording.