14 DAY TRIAL // Ron Kinney, 67, works as a waiter at the French Quarter Restaurant in West Hollywood, California. Back in December, when he received a huge tip on a $50 (€36,5) bill, he thought it was a mistake. An anonymous client left him either $4,000 (€2,900) or $7,000 (€5,100) in the name of Jesus.
The man says he didn't know about the "Tips for Jesus" costumer who has been leaving massive tips in various restaurants across the country. It seems that the anonymous patron has been traveling from New York to Arizona and left thousands of dollars for the waitstaff.
Kinney says he didn't recognize the signature on the credit card receipt, so he threw it away thinking that a client had probably drunk too much. Now, he is sorry and is hoping for a miracle.
“I was pretty naive, I guess,” he admitted. “I thought it was someone who had a drink too many and didn’t realize what they were doing. … We see this all the time. People make mistakes.”
Kinney and his fellow co-workers have been searching for the credit card receipt since they learned about “Tips for Jesus,” but so far they didn't have too much luck.
“The money would sure have come in handy for me to help for retirement. We have no such plan at work,” said the waiter, as cited by Daily Mail.
According to some recent reports, the “mystery” man behind “Tips for Jesus” might be former PayPal Vice President Jack Selby. It is believed that the 39-year-old businessman has donated tens of thousands of dollars in tips in the past three months at different cafes and restaurants.
In December, a waiter at Bo's Kitchen, New York, said he was also left a huge tip of $1,000 from a table that included Mr. Selby.
On Twitter, there is an account called @Tipsforjesus that documents many of the tips. One of the messaged published on this account reads, “Doing the Lord’s work, one tip at a time.”