Chaplain Phiri was in tears as she thanked Sir Wicknell for gifting her a car and $10 000.
She said on Facebook : “Tendai Sir Wicknell vakabvisawo
kunyadziswa kwangu, ndakuudzai kuti ndaisekwa nemota yangu, ndaiti ndikasvika
kuconference ndaitsvaga kuseri kwekunoviga mota yangu kuti zvimwe vanhu vangandiseka
kuti anonamata Mwari upiko koseyi iye
achitambura, Ndibatsirei kungovatenda. Zvakaoma vadikani.
Pandaifamba pose ndaisekwa, vamwe vakafunga kuti ndinorwara
njere, nekuda kwekutambura, vamwe vakasuduruka pandiri asi kuudenga kuna Mwari."
She spoke at length about her tough childhood with her single mother
struggling to feed the family. She said at one time her mother left them for two
days without food. She went into a field and stole some maize cobs but was
caught. She was stripped naked and lashed. When she explained why she stole to
the woman beating her she took pity on her and took her to the shops and bought
her groceries.
Her mother later died from an HIV related illness. She
wished her mother had been alive today so she could provide for her.
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