Abused Woman Forced to Kill Her Abuser in Self Defense – Need 15.71

Story Good Morning. We alert you today of a 27 year old single mother of a 7 year old boy that is in need. In 2011 she was forced to stab her abusive boyfriend in order to preserve her own life. Her boyfriend, and father of her child, died from the stab wounds. She was found to be justified in her action and the court system advised her to move for her own protection. Her abuser was a active gang member and they had reason to ...

Single Grandmother Without Heat for 2 Years – Need 15.70

Story Good Afternoon. We alert you today of a grandmother that is caring for her three children and 6 month old grandchild. She is a Cuban refugee and works as a housekeeper for an apartment company we work with often. She has a mentally disabled 19 year old son, a sixteen year old daughter that just gave birth six months ago to a baby girl, and a 7 year old boy. She supports all of them on a housekeeper's pay. She does not re ...

Recently Employed Man Now Has Car Trouble – Need 15.69

Story Good Afternoon. We alert you today of a man that has recently been employed after a job search that lasted several months. He is very thankful for his new job, but it requires him to commute 36 miles each day. This was not an issue until he began having car trouble. He took his car to the dealership and they wanted $1,300 to repair the vehicle. That is when he reached out to our church partner. We referred him to the chu ...

Family with 17 year old Autistic Child Forced To Move – Need 15.68

Story We hope you had a wonderful weekend and are off to great start this Monday morning. We alert you today of a family that is in a really tight spot through no fault of their own. The father works full time for a large company and the mother is not able to work outside of the home because their 17 year old autistic son has been in decline for 2 years. Helping him deal with the day to day is a full-time effort for the mother ...

Single Woman Battling Depression – Need 15.67

Story Good Morning. We alert you this morning of a single woman battling depression. However, before we jump into the details of this very important Need Alert, I want to take a second to let you know of an exciting new enhancement we are launching along with the first Need Alert of 2016. Currently when you receive a Need Alert from us you are presented with three options. We ask you to pray, share and give. The goal has al ...

60 Year Old Woman Diagnosed with Cancer – Need 15.66

Story Good Afternoon. We alert you today of a 60 year old woman that has been diagnosed with cancer. To complicate things financially she also has had major car trouble and the repairs were quite expensive. Her husband is disabled from a stroke so they have very little ability to earn more than their fixed disability income. Her treatments are adding expenses and they are now at risk of being evicted. We would ...