12 November 2007
“We are out of money”
Posted by Patti under: Raising Lazarus; Stories .
We are out of money. We have nothing left to sell. I can’t work. We are trying to move to a less expensive place, and our landlord just threatened to sue us if we broke the lease. My medical bills are finally making it through the system,and after the coverage and deductibles it is still in the thousands. They were showing a video asking for support of a homeless family ministry this morning in church and we joked about asking for contact info.
That’s a prayer request we got yesterday from a youth worker named Brian. Last summer, his kidneys suddenly failed and he found himself in the hospital facing dialysis until his insurance would allow a kidney/pancreatic transplant – next summer. He can’t work, though his wife is a hard-working teacher. They have two great kids. They’d just moved to the city where they live, they were just getting established after a tough transition made on a leap of faith. They’re not just coming up short financially, they’re not even coming close while they wait for applied-for social security and other financial help to come through.
Raising Lazarus isn’t really well-established yet, either. Like Brian, we’re waiting for the wheels of bureaucracy to turn. But Brian’s family can’t wait, and we won’t either. We need to stand together to help them hang on.
We’re asking if you’ll do just that – stand with us in helping Brian’s family keep a roof over their heads until the other help they’ve applied for comes through. This is a part of what we’re here for – to help youth workers, who by no fault of their own, fall through the cracks. The other part is to help raise awareness of the needs of youth workers treated unjustly by the church.
Brian’s family needs help now. You can give securely via PayPal by clicking here.