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June Charity Fundraiser - Feeding hungry families (2020)
To say that I am very proud of the community would be an understatement.
My wife and I are extremely grateful to have friends like you. We will have huge smiles on our faces as we hand food to those most in need, and you guys made it possible.
I have to share another story with you. Friday, our washing machine broke. We called our "normal guy", who came right away. He needed to buy a part, so my wife took him around because she is permitted to drive our truck on Friday's (determined by plate).
Anyway, the washer guy is in the passenger seat of our truck. My wife driving. All of the people begging for anything at every stop light. And my wife had previously loaded up the truck with a bunch of tuna cans, making it easy to hand those out (we talked about it one night, brainstorming how we could help these people, and decided on the tuna cans).
She asked the washer guy to help hand them out of the window while she drove, and he was in tears and crying by the end of their trip because so many families were in need. He was thanking her (él dijo, "y su esposo") so much for doing this. He said, I wish I could do this! My heart wants to do this for these poor people, but I can't afford to do what you are doing. Thank you so much for doing what you are doing.
He carried on explaining a few things. But in the end, my wife said "yes, you can do it" and pointed out that he can give an apple or piece of fruit, anything, but make the sacrifice even if it's something small.
Each of us can sacrifice something, when compared to how these people are living. My wife was taken aback by one sign in particular that simply read "Yes, we are Venezuelan, but we are as hungry as any Ecuadorians, and I pray you will help my three children". The thing is, the culture here has really turned anti-Venezuelan in recent years as so many migrate to get away from their home country (you can imagine why, where a loaf of bread costs two months salary). If she was in the States, the sign might read "Yes, I am Mexican..." for example.
That brought my wife to tears. She did stop and help her of course. Wouldn't you?
