A Family Receives Help Toward a Home
A family facing housing insecurity receives support toward a home after sharing its story with Josh Liljenquist.
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When I first met you, you drew a tent. Yeah. Cuz you were going to be homeless, right? When you have three kids and you are being pushed out of your house and you don't know where you're going to go, you know, that's scary.
Has it been hard to let people help you? Yeah. Yes. I've worked since I was 15 years old and had kids young.
What's up, squirt? Mama. I have always taken care of my own and so once I got backed into a corner not knowing what I was going to do, it was hard. It took a toll on my my mental health and everything.
Well, I think everyone's been in a situation where they've needed help. Yeah, absolutely. It's always hard to just accept it. Ayla, remember when I gave you the $100?
Why'd you decide to give it away? Um because I wanted to so I help people. Why do you want to help people? So they aren't poor.
Even if you're in a bad situation? Mhm. You think you learned that from mom? Ayla, I have a secret for you.
What? Come here. I want you to tell your mom for me that you guys will no longer have to worry about rent. I think we'll give this to her.
Tell her to open it, okay? Open this, you guys. Open this? Okay.
Holy crap. Oh my gosh. There is a $130,000 that people have given to you. Oh my god.
You're going to have a house. We are going to have a house. We're going to have a house, Ayla. Is that so awesome?
It's okay? What do you think? That's going to be a forever home. Yeah, it is.
We're going to have a forever home. I think we're going to move to the home right next to my school. Yep. And then I get to walk to school for my first time.
I think I have something for you, too, Josh. What is this? A gift. This is a gift for me?
Oh my gosh, thank you. You're welcome to give me a gift. No, it's okay. It's the least I can do for everything that you guys have done for us.
Jesus, thank you for giving us this day. Thank you for giving us food. Thank you for these things that you did for us. Jesus, I just want you to know that you're really nice.
Jesus, amen. And amen. That was so good.