Yohan moves woman from fowl coop living
Sophia Afflick once lived in a chicken coop in St Thomas with her children. She had moved from her house in Commodore, Portland after she was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism in 2010.
“I fell in a serious case of depression. I wanted to lay down everyday and I felt like committing suicide and I never wanted to be around my children. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism at Princess Margaret Hospital in St Thomas, and my sister was living in that parish, so I decided that it was best to move there for treatment,” Afflick said.
Having journeyed to St Thomas to stay in a two-bedroom house with one of her sisters, Afflick said she became very uncomfortable.
“Sometimes, I sleep on di sofa so that mi two daughters could share a bed with my sister’s children. It was really stressing for us. We needed our own space,” she further stated.
After a while, Afflick said she and her sister started experiencing conflicts, so she left.
“There was an abandoned fowl coop in the yard and things became so desperate that I decided to fix it up as best as I could and live in it. We neva have no furniture. All I had was two baskets with clothes fi me and di children with one small table and a second-hand mattress. That’s all we had, but we felt safe and we had more peace of mind,” Afflick said.
But the nightmare and horror of being near-homeless ended when Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake teamed up with charitable organisation Food For The Poor (FFP) and provided her with a new two-bedroom house in August 2015.
“Where I was, I didn’t know that things would turn around for me. Maybe I would have died, but I am a survivor today because of Yohan Blake and Food For The Poor,” she said.
Prior to Blake and FFP’s intervention, Afflick was near destitute and prayed for a Samaritan to rescue her.
“When mi get the keys in my hand, it was like mi just wake up out of a nightmare. Mi couldn’t stop crying. Then mi 16-year-old daughter come back home to live wid us. I was so happy. In fact, mi even start feel much better with my health. It’s almost like mi forget that I had the health problems.”
Blake and FFP have teamed up once more with the sprinter pledging to again donate towards the building of a house for a needy Jamaican. Blake will donate US$3,200 (J$393,000) towards the buiding of a two-bedroom house, and FFP will be putting up a similar amount.
“I want to help people to live better and we’ll have more fulfilling lives in our society. Having a house to call your home provides a sense of pride and dignity,” Blake said recently. “I promise that as long as I am able to help another person, I will. God has been good to me, and He has blessed me beyond measure.”
FFP Jamaica will be using the funds from its 5K Run/Walk this Saturday in Kingston, to provide housing for needy families.
Every mickle mek a muckle good job Yohan that’s how we as a nation need fi look out fi each other God bless!
God continue to bless you in helping people. So proud of you Yohan Blake.
I’ve always admired him over those two careless,whoring ones. From the time he purchased that fixer up to call home I knew he was genuine in nature.
Glad he removed that ‘beast’ brand and a special whisper of blessing I’m sending out in the universe for him. TRUE spirit of good…no show off thing.
Yohan, Veronica and Shelly to the MAX.
I love reading your posts and I agree because you always make sense. God bless Yohan for making a difference. Some of his peers have a lot to learn about love and charity but then again I guess one of them in particular is too preoccupied supporting a convicted felon. Oh well. Peace and love, Yohan.
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Thanks for your kind words, Gabriella.
What a wonderful generous young man. Now just imagine if every affluent person, were to just do a similar act of kindness how much better life would be. God is going to continue to bless Yohan Blake abundantly. Truly a shining example to others
I love to hear these stories. Excellent job Yohan.
With everything that is going on around us, THIS is just beautiful. May God continue to blessed you Yohan.
God bless you Yohan. We need more affluential people to show a caring heart.
BIG UP yuself YOHAN BLAKE!!!!…..a suh yu leave a footprint on this earth.
This guy is paying back,he is not very rich but he is paying back.Lee Chin is not paying back.Billionaire who only invests in profit making business cannot convince me that he has the best interest of our country at heart.Big up Yohan .One day I will be able to do similar .
Bolt soon done him money pon sour pu$$y without helping anyone except him batty plunger friend. Yohan, show the fool dem how fi live. Big up yuh self
Well done Yohan (brought a smile to my face with the humility of both giver and receiver). Father please bless them both with increase in all areas of their lives. May they be a blessing and an example for others and draw more to serve those in need in Jesus name Amen. Peace
Yohan mi rating for u tun up. Keep up the good work. More blessing my yute