U-April oshisa kakhulu esake sawazi
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U-April oshisa kakhulu esake sawazi

26.05.2022 /

Hlangana no-April Thompson, omunye wabantu abamangalisa kakhulu emphakathini wethu.

Ukuze ahlangabezane nezidingo zabakhulu nabancane, unesifiso sokuthola indlela

Eminyakeni embalwa edlule saqala isiko leholide elisha lapha. Sikubiza ngezinsuku eziyi-12 zikaKhisimusi futhi kuyindlela yethu yokuhlonipha abantu abahle ngempela endaweni yase-Chapel Hill. Ngemuva kokuthi sicele amalungu omphakathi ukuthi aqoke elinye lamaqhawe awo ukuthi athole u-$1,000 wokulungisa izimoto mahhala, sikhethe abantu abangu-12 izindaba zabo zesevisi nokunqoba ezisithinte kakhulu. Sahlangana kanjalo-ke no-April Thompson.

Konke kwaqala ngemva kwesiphepho esikhulu

U-April uzibophezele okukhuthazayo ekunikezeni ukwesekwa nezinsiza kubantu abaswele. Ngemva kokuba iSiphepho uMatthew sicekele phansi izingxenye zeNorth Carolina emaphakathi nesogwini ngemvula enkulu nezikhukhula, wasungula i-Orange County Strong NC ukuze asize.

“Ngavuka ngolunye usuku ekuseni ngathi, ‘Kufanele ngenze okuthile,’” kusho uThompson. “Abanawo amanzi, abanazo izinsiza. Nginqume ukuqala ngokugcwalisa imoto yami ngezinto engizozikhipha."

Usuku nosuku, uThompson wayeletha ukudla, amanzi, nezinye izinsiza kulabo abakhahlanyezwe kanzima yisiphepho. Ukholo lwakhe aluzange luntengantenge. 

Isiphepho yisenzakalo esikhulu, esimangalisayo, kodwa kuneziphepho eziningi ezincane nezindlela eziningi lapho igagasi lezenzakalo lingasikhukhumeza. Ngakho u-April waqhubeka nomsebenzi we-Orange County Strong, egxile ekusizeni abantu kuso sonke i-Chapel Hill County nase-Orange County.

“Siyiqembu nje labantu emphakathini, asiyona inhlangano engenzi nzuzo,” kusho uThompson.

Futhi iqhubeka efeni elihlala njalo lobubele

Ngaleli qembu labantu, u-April waqoqa iminikelo eyanele yokushisisa indlu yomama ongayedwana ebusika. Waxhasa ngezimali itshe lesikhumbuzo sethuna likamakadebona. Uqoqa izinto zesikole zezikole zasendaweni. NgoKhisimusi odlule, usize imindeni engu-84 ukubeka izipho ngaphansi kwesihlahla.

“Lokhu kuwumsebenzi wothando. Akulula, kuyacindezela kakhulu kwesinye isikhathi,” kusho uThompson. "Ekupheleni kosuku, into eyodwa engiziqhenya ngayo empilweni yami." 

I-Orange County Strong yaqala ngo-2016, kodwa uthando lunezimpande ezijulile.

"Ngisanda kukhulela emndenini omuhle - umndeni omuhle kakhulu - futhi ngangihlale ngifundiswa ukubuyisela imali kulabo abaswele futhi ungakhohlwa ukuthi uvelaphi," kusho uThompson.

Ngo-2016, ubaba wakhe, ongowokuzalwa e-Hillsborough futhi eyisishoshovu sezenhlalakahle, washona. Kusukela lapho, umgomo kaThompson bekuwukuhlonipha ifa likayise ngokuqhubeka lapho eqale khona. 

Njengoba eqhubeka naleli fa, inhliziyo yakhe enkulu ibamba ukubaluleka kozwelo emphakathini wethu wonke. Ngokusuka ekujuleni kwezinhliziyo zethu, April, sizizwa sihloniphekile ukukuhalalisela.

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