Kind stranger leaves waiter $750 tip for a trip home to Ireland

What started out as a typical work day ended with an early dose of Christmas cheer for a waiter from Ireland who unexpectedly received a helping hand.

Ben Millar, 22, was working at a restaurant in Houston, Texas when he began chatting with a customer about his home back in Belfast, Ireland. Millar mentioned that his girlfriend was eight months pregnant with their son, Killian, and said he hoped to eventually take her back to home to meet his family once the baby arrived.

Millar’s story must have really connected with that particular customer, because once he went to collect the bill he realized the man had left a jaw-dropping $750 dollar tip, reports Independent.

Millar immediately looked around the restaurant to thank the stranger for his act of kindness, but he was nowhere to be found. All he left was a brief note alongside his random act of generosity.

“Hopefully, this can get you back to Ireland for the holidays,” the note read.

It was an over-the-top gesture that Millar’s girlfriend, 21-year-old Taryn Keith, said couldn’t have come at a better time.

“He’s pretty stressed right now with money and the baby coming, so this just made his whole year,” she said.

The young couple is now planning to visit Ireland sometime after the baby’s due date in January, once he’s old enough to fly.

But in the meantime, Keith and her boyfriend want to tell the mysterious customer, known only as Jeffery, what a huge difference he’s made in their lives.

“It’s good to know that there are kind people in the world,” she said.