Watch: Kind Australian Man Pays for Homeless Kiwi's Flight Home

Publish Date
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 3:01PM

A homeless Kiwi girl in Perth has been shouted a trip home by a complete stranger.

The girl, known as Jess, had been sleeping rough and was rasing money in the hopes of returning to New Zealand having recently reconnected with family.

Footage of the random act of kindness has been viewed more than 20,000 times since it was posted on Facebook.

The caption reads: 

"Tonight on our weekly run through Perth, we were sat with our homeless friend Jess. Jess is a Kiwi. We had seen her before in the inner part of Perth and were surprised to see her in Northbridge. As it turned out, Jess is on a mission right now. Having recently reconnected with her family back home after being estranged for a long time,she has decided it is time to return to New Zealand. She was out in the streets of Perth, begging in the hopes of raising money. If not for a place to live, then for a ticket home. You see, because she isn’t a resident of this beautiful country , she doesn’t qualify for any income support. Her partner was on the other side of the city doing exactly what she was. 
As we sat we were approached by a man. At first taken aback by his direct approach, he asked why she was there, why we were with her and what we get out of it. He listened, and without another word, held out his hand and said “come with me i’ll sort you out”…..He led her to an ATM and gave her enough money for 1 ticket home. The video is what transpired.

We did not influence him. We barely spoke to him. As Jess told him stories of the reality of living on the streets it was clear he was affected. 
Jess - whatever happens, we’re so happy to have been able to share in that moment with you and wish you nothing but peace and love. 
Thanks to our foot soldiers tonight Mel, Joe, Amanda and Bec for celebrating the spirit of what we’re trying to achieve. 
To the ladies who approached us on Hay st…..you are all beautiful souls. <3 thank you for caring enough about our other friend Michael, to stop and have a chat."

Check out the touching video below. 

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