Woman Gives Her Number To Now Homeless Ex-Schoolmate And A Life Is Changed

Staying In Touch

Meeting his old pal Wanja became something the homeless guy needed for a long time. She grew extremely worried about his health and mental well being after seeing him that way. So, Wanja decided to buy Patrick lunch and urged him to keep in touch. Something about him told her that she needed to help out and try to get him out of his messy lifestyle.

Not Alone

So after Wanja treated him to a meal for lunch. she decided to also give Patrick her phone number. She did this in the hopes that he would maybe feel comfortable reaching out to her soon. After listening to his story and struggles to stay clean and being abandoned by his near and dear ones, Wanja wanted to assure him that he was not alone.

A Change Long Overdue

So since Patrick could see that Wanja was not kidding about helping him, he started building some trust. He had been waiting for someone like her to see that there was still hope, that he was still worthy of starting over. And in the days that followed, Patrick was communicating back and forth with Wanja. There was something about her that told him that she could help.

Making A Choice

And soon after getting more comfortable with one another, the two shared their life experiences and what was going on in both their personal lives. Patrick was touched by how kind Wanja was and so he soon made the choice to change and stop with his nonsense. However, to say this may be easy but to actually make it happen with his actions was the challenge.

Using Social Media

And when interviewers asked Wanja later, she revealed that the price for drug rehab was quite costly in Kenya. Since there was such a high fee to get Patrick into a decent rehabilitation center, Wanja knew that she needed helping in raising the funds. This was not something she could achieve herself. Therefore, Wanja had to make use of social media…

Not Raising Enough

Wanja was absolutely determined to help change Patrick, the boy who was so bright back in school. She could not bear the sight of him living this way. And so after making use of social media, Wanja decided to create a crowdfunding page aiming to raise $975. This would be sufficient for the first nine days of his treatment. They ended up raising only $400 during that time.