List Members Facing Desperate Times Can you Help Them?
I get a lot of emails from people asking for help. I make it a rule not to post things like this on my blog or send out requests for help, but these two instances need your attention and focus.
If you CAN help, awesome, do what you can. If you cannot help, then don't let yourself feel guilty, you do what you can.
Time are hard right now. I think if you read the papers and watch the news they show a pretty bleak economy here in the USA right now, but personally, I think it is much much worse than people realize.
I think people are seriously at the end of their rope. With the flooding in the midwest, it took a personal toll on one family who is on my list the Biddles.
Harp Recovery Fund
Indiana, along with other Midwest states, has been hit hard with a 500 year flood. Thousands of homes, farms and businesses have been destroyed. Homeless families living in shelters and the hopeful promises of tomorrow are far, far away.
This note is about two young teenage athletes and musicians, Hannah and Sarah Biddle. The sister components that make up the Steel Sorority, a tag team of World Champion power lifters and classically trained musicians, are also Harpists. Despite their troubles in the horrendous floods, currently plaguing the Midwest, are helping others in greater need and are asking for your help to replace something precious lost and destroyed in the floodwaters.
The recent flood waters descended on the 2 facilities where their harps were placed. The smaller of the 2 was being refinished and the larger 100 Year old Lyon and Healy Washburn Harp was located in the Martinsville Tabernacle Baptist Church. The church was in the center of the deepest part of the deluge in Martinsville. The picture of the Starbucks ( above) directly across the street from the church facility will give you an idea of the devastation… the Starbuck’s building is several feet higher than the church property. Unable to remove the harp till many days after the flood, the delicate instrument sat in the church building in near 100% humidity and temperatures approaching 100 degrees with no climate control due to loss of electricity and air conditioning.
This is a classic harp, to replace it will cost nearly $25,000.00. The insurance will not pay for it due to the nature of the flood and no flood insurance. It took many years of family sacrifice and savings to get this fine instrument and no ability at this time to replace this important tool for the girls. It is an important point to note that during their entire education of being privately educated and home schooled that not one tax dollar has ever been spent on their educational pursuits. They have worked extra jobs, sold flowers roadside, saved and been self disciplined in all that they have done for themselves in their educational and musical pursuits.
Will you Help the Biddles fix their beloved and "magical" harp? Click on this link to read more about the Biddle's situation.
Can You Help the Jeff Perelka Family?
.hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:TahomJeff's family is being kicked out of their rental house and they need to find a place by August 1st. Jeff has put up a blog, explaining his need at: http://5in30.blogspot.com
Jeff has 3 small kids. Liam-age 1, Aidan-age 2, and Abby- age 9. He feel like he has his back against the wall wants to be able to find a nice, safe place for his family. Please take a look at his blog.
Will you pray for them and evaluate how you can help their discouraging situation?
