TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — One Alabama couple just took ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ to a whole new level. At the Parish Seafood and Oyster House in Trussville, an anonymous couple came in, ordered a burger, and left their waitress a $330 tip on a bill of only $26.
The waitress, Karli Estock, has worked at Parish for the past four years. She told ABC 33/40 that this act of generosity overjoyed her and she could not believe it. “I was shaking when I opened up my check from them it was incredible,” Estock said. “It was actually a $330 tip along with a card from Faith Community Fellowship Church.”
Faith Community Fellowship Church is located in Trussville and perpetuates a mission of “Loving God and loving people.” The Church’s website states, “We get that purpose from the Bible in Matthew 22 where it says, ‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Estock was so affected by the couple’s kindness that she decided to pay it forward. “Having all that at one time I felt pressed to do something with it instead of keep it for myself,” she told 33/40. “I just paid for a few people’s meals in a drive-thru. I gave them a certain amount of money and told them to use it until it runs out.”
“Thank you to the people that left me that tip last night. Thank you for the inspiration to keep it going,” she said.
