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Over the last year I\u2019ve been super-duper inspired by Glennon Doyle Melton leading the charge in\u00a0raising big bucks<\/a> for families in desperate need through\u00a0 Love Flash Mobs<\/a>.\u00a0 Crowd-sourcing towards *actual* needs is a beautiful thang, y\u2019all.\u00a0 In fact, it\u2019s one I embraced for many years as I\u2019ve served on staff with InterVarsity.\u00a0 Every year, I was responsible to raise and maintain thousands of dollars through hundreds of people.\u00a0 Part of that life was rough<\/em> but it was rewarding work.<\/p>\n

$\"Zevlyn$ <\/a><\/p>\n

Today, I want to introduce you to my cousin, Zevelyn.\u00a0 She\u2019s a young, single Mama with Chronic Heart Failure and a Patent Foramen Ovale.\u00a0 She hasn\u2019t been able to work since May and is waiting for SSI income.\u00a0 With no income, she\u2019s behind 1 month behind on her rent, facing a July eviction and unable to get her car repaired.\u00a0 Besides her need for surgery, if she\u2019s evicted in the next few weeks her & her 6 yr. old son will need to walk off the property with only what they can carry to an unknown destination.<\/p>\n

She reached out to me this morning, bravely letting me in her current situation and asking me to pray.\u00a0 She\u2019s written 7 letters to 7 local Churches asking for help and none of them even responded.\u00a0<\/strong> Something about that eats away at my heart and soul.\u00a0 Immediately, I knew<\/em> I wanted to reach out to my blogging community to ask you both to pray and to give.\u00a0 Her current need -medical treatment aside- is a relatively small amount of money: $600 for both June & July rent and $175 for car repairs.<\/p>\n

It struck me that a mere $1375 could MEAN the WORLD to a scared Mama.\u00a0 It would only take 55 of us giving $25 to accomplish something of sizable Kingdom value for Zevelyn and her family.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve been in my own financial straights as of late, and \u00a0when I asked<\/a> \u2014 many of you reached out and helped me to survive another month.\u00a0 I understand what it\u2019s like to be afraid, to think you could lose your residence, your custody, your sanity and then experience the joy of relief. That is, in part, why I am desperate to bring relief to my beautiful cousin facing similar circumstances.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m praying we will knock her socks off with generosity!\u00a0 If you can give more than $25 please do, or if you can only give $5 please do!\u00a0 I want her to know she\u2019s not alone and that good people are willing to help, that God has His hand on her.\u00a0 I\u2019ll keep this post updated as to the progress towards $1375.<\/p>\n

This.\u00a0 This right here is advocacy.<\/strong>\u00a0 This\u00a0 is a way to put your money where your mouth when you say you love the poor.\u00a0 Here is an opportunity to tangibly care for a Sister in Christ who is going through<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been praying on and off all day, that God will richly bless her heart, soul & real needs through these efforts.<\/p>\n

You can\u00a0give to Zevelyn at GoFundMe<\/a>.\u00a0 Please also pray that both her emotional heart and her physical heart will remain steady and strong as she faces her scary circumstances.<\/p>\n

(Also, if there are any readers of mine near Clover, South Carolina let me know if you\u2019d be willing to help or house in any way).<\/p>\n

Thank you so much, y\u2019all!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"