When a humble petrol attendant gave away a few litres of fuel and slipped R100 into a stranger’s hand, he never imagined that gesture would inspire thousands to do the same… and remind South Africa what it means to really care.
Johannesburg, South Africa (31 July 2025) – When Justin Roderick’s story first landed on Good Things Guy, it moved the country in a way few stories ever do.
It wasn’t just about a car that ran out of petrol, or a family struggling to stay afloat. It was about what happened next… when a stranger named Warren Bhebhe, a petrol attendant in Bryanston, stepped forward and quietly, gently, changed everything. He paid for a 5-litre bottle of petrol out of his own pocket. Then, as Justin rushed back to the car with his two tearful daughters, Warren slipped a folded R100 into his hand. No big gesture. No “look at me” moment. Just kindness… quiet, sincere and powerful.
“He didn’t just bless me with petrol,” Justin wrote. “He gave me hope.”
And from that single act of compassion… something truly extraordinary began to grow. In the days since that moment was shared with the world, Justin has been overwhelmed, not by sympathy, but by connection.
“The pain and struggle of trying to keep my family okay has been immense,” he shared in an emotional update. “There were days I felt like my body was shutting down from the internal weight of it all. Hearing my girls cry from helplessness broke me in ways no words can explain.”
But what met that pain was nothing short of a miracle. Thousands of comments, shares, prayers and messages from people across South Africa and the world. People who had also felt helpless. People who knew what it meant to be at the end of your rope. People who were moved by Warren’s gesture and inspired to go out and do the same.
“My family no longer feels alone. I feel like I have a family of thousands. We feel loved, seen, and cared for. You’ve moved me in ways I cannot fully express.”
The story has reached radio stations, newspapers and online platforms, but more importantly, it’s reached hearts. It’s changed the way people see each other at petrol stations, in traffic and at school drop-offs. It’s reminded us that we are not alone, that we are each other’s keepers.
“We’re not just sharing a story anymore,” Justin wrote. “We’re exporting hope.”
And that hope “in action” is already happening.
People have been inspired to help one another. R20. R50. A loaf of bread. A conversation. A hug. A message. All in the name of The Warren Challenge, a call to do one kind thing for someone else and share it to keep the ripple going.
“If each of us helps just one person this week,” Justin wrote, “Warren’s R100 will multiply into millions of acts of kindness.”
There are whispers of a bigger dream forming, “The Warren Effect“, something that might one day become a platform to celebrate and multiply acts of kindness. But the most important message isn’t what’s being built, it’s that none of us are alone; we are all in this together.
“To those who’ve shared their own struggles in the comments, you are not alone. Your vulnerability gives others permission to be human.”
“To my daughters, you’ve now seen that angels exist, and sometimes they wear petrol attendant uniforms.”
“And to Warren, the world may now know your name. But more importantly, they know your heart.”
So whether you help by giving, by sharing, by praying, or simply by choosing love instead of anger today, you are part of the ripple. Because this is no longer just a story… it’s South Africa, remembering itself. One act of kindness at a time.
Though the story was never shared for donations or attention, many have asked how they can help. If you’d like to support, you can email or even PayPal the details below.
Warren Bhebhe, the man whose quiet act of love started it all: warrentbhebhe@gmail.com
Justin’s Family, still rebuilding, still dreaming of helping others: jrpersonaltraining7@gmail.com
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It is time for us south african to take care of each other in many different ways it is all of us business to care and love and uplift each other, because of unemployment in our country I end up selling food on the street and i was so shocked to see how many of our people hungry out there black and white south Africans are going to the grass at the end of each day to sleep in the bushers with empty stomach then I started feeding them in the morning at 5 fat cakes that iam selling and just before I go home I feed them all the left overs that I have and they are great full for that . the little we can help with means more than we can imagine. And 1 day a young lady come to ask me how she can help I told her that my street family are very cold and she took me to buy some blankets for them and it was a happy day for all of us. we need cloths fir kids boys and girls they don’t have anything to wear on this very cold winter.
go take a english class again it’s stand for it is