She was depressed and heartbroken because her husband had died just the night before, she pulled into a Dutch Bros coffee shop in Vancouver.
She couldn’t control her tears when she has gone to the drive-thru window. The 19 -year-old employee Pierce Dunn, has noticed her tears.
Dunn known to whip up tasty coffee in a flash with an attitude of optimism and joy, and at that moment, he took his job as a barista to the next level by finding out what was wrong.
The woman told him her story, she explained that her husband was just 37 and he had died.
Dunn responded her with love, he asked the woman that he can pray with her. She readily agreed, two coworkers have also joined Dunn as they leaned out the window to reach the woman’s hand.
Dunn gave the woman a free drink and told her she was always welcome at Dutch Bros if she ever needed support.
Barbara Danner witnessed the whole moment, she had been waiting in line behind the vehicle. Danner snapped a photo which went viral back in 2016 and still circulating.
“Turns out the young lady in line ahead of us lost her 37-year-old husband last night,” Danner wrote on Facebook. “When the DB guys & gals noticed she was falling apart, they stopped everything and prayed with her for several minutes, invited her to come back for prayer and support, as well as anything else that she might need.”
Dunn said that it was a very emotional moment which left everyone in tears.
“That moment was absolutely incredible,” Dunn told The Oregonian. “It was so emotional.”
“She was crying. I shed a few tears. We’ve cried since as well. When something that really happens, it hits close to home,” Dunn said.
Dunn, a Christian, said that he wishes for the woman she would feel loved and supported and that God would bring her peace in the midst of her grief.
Evan Freeman, 21 was also present at the time, he was one of the other employees who joined the prayer group. Freeman said he is not a religious person, but he doesn’t feel awkward to pray for a woman who finds peace by doing a prayer.
Franchise owner Jessica Chudek said she was proud of her employees, but not surprised. “We do these kinds of things every day,” Chudek said, “and rarely is it caught on camera.”
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