Help Mazi’s mum attend his wedding

Ahhhhhhhh not again!!!

You may be thinking this, so am I, but I give you my word, this is actually my 2nd GFM campaign, but the last, Go Fund Me campaign that I will EVER do for myself.

Yes, I still absolutely hate asking for financial help, but to help my mum, I will ask one more time. It actually takes some courage to admit that you’ve made mistakes and need help. I am truly sorry to ask, but please only help if you can as I fully understand that times are hard. Yes, I should have savings or at least, managed my finances better, but I have not, and I do sincerely apologise to be asking for your help, one last time.

HUGE MASSIVE thank you so much again to everyone who helped me get my permanent residence in the UK. After receiving such phenomenal help, love and support, I thought that there might be someone who would like to contribute and support my mom and my future, one last time.

The short story is…. Please could you donate to help my mum (who's turning 70 ) attend my wedding, while she is able to travel?

The longer vulnerable story from my heart is...

I have recently received unexpected news that my lovely girlfriend at the time, Rowina, was pregnant with our child. Hallelujah, this is such an incredible miracle, but also scary at the same time.

We are madly in love with Jesus and each other, and want to spend the rest of our lives together. We have already completed the awesome HTB pre-marriage course, and were planning to get married in 2022, once we were in a better financial position. But now that we have received such life-changing news, we have decided to take full responsibility, take that leap of faith, and get married this year, then move in together, before our baby is born.

We got engaged last month in June 2021, and by the end of July this month, my fiancé will be just over 4 months pregnant, WOW, I’m still in shock that I’m going to be a daddy in January 2022!!!

We would love to get married in September 2021, even if it is a small wedding around London. My fiancé is British and her family will be attending the wedding, and maybe a few of our friends, depending on the Covid restrictions, and our financial position.

I am from South Africa, and have no family here, and unfortunately due to Covid, weddings aren’t allowed in SA at the moment, which suits us for now, as we can’t afford to visit SA this year.

I would love to have at least one member of my family, to be at my wedding. Since my dad died when I was a teenager, and my amazing mum raised my brothers and I, pretty much on her own, I would absolutely love to have my mom at my wedding. To help mum out, I send her money every month, to help her financially, buy groceries, and pay for my younger brothers’ education. Unfortunately, my dad was an alcoholic, abusive, and cheated on my mum, but my mum stood by his side till he passed, she never remarried and still loves him to this day(#OnlyByTheGraceOfGod). My mum and brothers have wanted to attend my wedding all my life, but if I can raise enough money to at least bring one family member, it will be my mum, hands down.

South Africa is still on the red list, therefore, for my mum to attend my wedding, I would have to pay for her flights and the 10-day hotel isolation. Unfortunately, my fiancé has also unexpectedly lost her job this month, she is unable to continue as a support worker for sex workers while being pregnant. We are going to see how much money we can raise together with friends and family by end of July, before deciding what kind of wedding we can have and if my mum is able to attend.

So I kindly ask if you able to help in anyway, to please donate to my campaign to help my mum attend my wedding?

If this miracle goal is achieved, then, any additional financial support would go to the wedding, baby stuff and our life together as a family, living on one salary.

We will not be asking for any wedding gifts, as this donation would be the gift.

If you want to donate, but unsure about how much to donate, my fiancé and I will be 34 years young when our baby is born, happily married and hopefully still full of joy because my mum attended our wedding. Any donated amount would be greatly appreciated, £1 or £100 or £1000 but £34 seems to be a special amount.

This time, you are not just helping me – but instead – you are helping me, my bride to be, our baby to come and my mum to attend our wedding.

Thank you so so much again for all your help, love, prayers and support and even reading my story.

Thanks to you, I hope I get to share that special moment, when Rowina and I walk back down the aisle as husband and wife, and my mum gives me that joyful smile that simply says = Well done my son, I am proud of you :)

Yours truly gratefully and with lots of love

Mazi

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”

John Bunyan