Matthew Resendez is a young man whose mother Michelle raised him to always know right from wrong. All of Michelle’s hard work nurturing him just paid off in a big way when he was approached by a homeless man while working his normal shift at Burger King.

Matthew was in the middle of his normal shift when the homeless man walked up to him with a handful of coins asking for food. Instead of turning him away, Matthew did something for the homeless man that made his mother very proud!

Matthew told his mother what happened as soon as he got home from work, and she was so proud that she took to social media to tell everyone what happened. Here’s what she had to say:

“Proud mom moment!

Matthew worked this evening and a homeless gentleman walked in the restaurant with 50 cents and asked if there was anything on the menu he could buy.

Matthew asked him what he would order if he could, and the man said anything would help his hunger pains…

So Matthew rung him up for a hearty meal and then used his own debit card to pay for the man’s meal.

He handed him the receipt and told him to relax and take a seat. The story could end there and it would be a happy ending, but apparently, a woman watched my son during his random act of kindness.

Not only did she write the company to let them know about the caring employee they had working for them, [but] she also rewarded my son with a very generous tip!

So proud to be his mom and I can pat myself on the back knowing that I’ve played a part in raising this big-hearted young man.”

Matthew easily could have turned the homeless man away that day, but he instead showed his true character by doing something amazing for him!

Michelle’s post has gone viral, with people all over the world touched by what Matthew did! We need more people like him in the world!