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Hi, my name is Cyla. My brother Jay was working 50 hours a week when he suffered a stroke in February this year. He hasn't gotten the clear to go back to work. He has been homeless since shortly after he had a stroke. He has applied for help with housing, yet hasn't received any assistance yet. Only a few times has he been able to stay at a shelter overnight. The majority of his days are spent riding loops on public transit, hanging out at parks and libraries, and looking for a meal and a place to sleep at night. He has a daughter who he loves dearly. Her name is Sunshine. She is his Sunshine and his world. Having had shared custody with the mother, she cut off his ability to visit or talk on the phone to his daughter. There have been court papers filed and a court date set where the mother wants to try to get complete custody and the reason listed is because my brother Jay is homeless. He loves his daughter and tries and cries every day to get the chance to talk to her, yet the mother and her boyfriend are not allowing it. There are many witnesses of how good of a father my brother is to his daughter. With a pending court date for custody and him receiving medical care through Oregon state, it's not feasible for him to leave the state to stay with family who live in other states in the country. He has established doctors and health insurance there and has to get tests and consistent visits with them. In addition, he doesn't want to abandon his role as father just because he suffered a stroke and isn't able to work and is homeless now. Having our own financial struggles, my family has been helping a little here and there when we can. I have been praying every day for months that my brother will have shelter there in Oregon. After investigating ideas of how to help my brother, I am pleading for help to get him an RV so he can be sheltered from the cold and rain that has already started in Hillsboro, Oregon. An RV he can drive from site to site might be a more sustainable and affordable shelter option for him at this time. Since he cannot return to work yet, it would be difficult to rent a place, so that's why I am asking for help to buy him an inexpensive used RV. My months of prayers for my brother have finally led me here. He has diabetes as well and needs to stay warm. Please join me in helping my brother be sheltered from the rain, cold, and elements that are coming with the seasonal changes. Please help him have a reason to dry his eyes and lift his head with hope and feel blessed by the Lord! Despite his suffering, he has done what he can to help others. He has picked up trash on the transit. He has tried to help serve at the same shelters where he gets a meal from but they won't let him because he is homeless and they told him he has to have permanent housing to volunteer. He greets people on the transit and wishes people a good day when he gets off. My brother has a heart of gold, he just needs help from others right now.
Please join me in being the Lord's hands to get my brother an RV.
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- Hola, me llamo Cyla. Mi hermano Jay trabajaba 50 horas a la semana cuando sufrió un derrame cerebral en febrero de este año. No ha recibido autorización para volver a trabajar. Ha estado sin hogar desde poco después de sufrirlo. Ha solicitado ayuda para la vivienda, pero aún no la ha recibido. Solo ha podido pasar la noche en un albergue en contadas ocasiones. Pasa la mayor parte del día haciendo circuitos en transporte público, paseando por parques y bibliotecas, y buscando comida y un lugar donde dormir. Tiene una hija a la que quiere mucho. Se llama Sunshine. Ella es su Sunshine y su mundo. Tras compartir la custodia con la madre, esta le prohibió visitarla o hablar por teléfono con ella. Se han presentado documentos judiciales y se ha fijado una fecha para el juicio, donde la madre quiere intentar obtener la custodia completa, y la razón es que mi hermano Jay no tiene hogar. Ama a su hija e intenta y llora todos los días para poder hablar con ella, pero la madre y su novio no se lo permiten. Hay muchos testigos de lo buen padre que es mi hermano para su hija. Con una fecha de juicio pendiente por la custodia y recibiendo atención médica a través del estado de Oregón, no le es posible salir del estado para quedarse con familiares que viven en otros estados del país. Tiene médicos y seguro médico allí, y debe hacerse pruebas y visitas periódicas. Además, no quiere abandonar su rol de padre solo porque sufrió un derrame cerebral, no puede trabajar y ahora está sin hogar. Con nuestras propias dificultades económicas, mi familia ha estado ayudando un poco aquí y allá cuando podemos. Llevo meses rezando todos los días para que mi hermano tenga refugio allí en Oregón. Después de investigar ideas sobre cómo ayudarlo, les pido ayuda para conseguirle una casa rodante para que pueda resguardarse del frío y la lluvia que ya ha comenzado en Hillsboro, Oregón. Una casa rodante que pueda conducir de un lugar a otro podría ser una opción de refugio más sostenible y asequible para él en este momento. Como todavía no puede volver al trabajo, sería difícil alquilar un lugar, así que pido ayuda para comprarle una casa rodante usada y económica. Mis meses de oraciones por mi hermano finalmente me han traído hasta aquí. Él también tiene diabetes y necesita abrigarse. Por favor, ayúdenme a ayudar a mi hermano a protegerse de la lluvia, el frío y las inclemencias del tiempo con los cambios de estación. ¡Por favor, ayúdenlo a tener una razón para secarse los ojos, levantar la cabeza con esperanza y sentirse bendecido por el Señor! A pesar de su sufrimiento, ha hecho lo que ha podido para ayudar a los demás. Ha recogido basura durante el viaje. Ha intentado ayudar en los mismos albergues donde consigue comida, pero no lo dejan porque no tiene hogar y le dijeron que necesita una vivienda permanente para ser voluntario. Saluda a la gente durante el viaje y les desea un buen día al bajar. Mi hermano tiene un corazón de oro; solo necesita la ayuda de otros ahora mismo. Por favor, ayúdenme a ser las manos del Señor para conseguirle una casa rodante a mi hermano.
- Hi, my name is Cyla. My brother Jay was working 50 hours a week when he suffered a stroke in February this year. He hasn't gotten the clear to go back to work. He has been homeless since shortly after he had a stroke. He has applied for help with housing, yet hasn't received any assistance yet. Only a few times has he been able to stay at a shelter overnight. The majority of his days are spent riding loops on public transit, hanging out at parks and libraries, and looking for a meal and a place to sleep at night. He has a daughter who he loves dearly. Her name is Sunshine. She is his Sunshine and his world. Having had shared custody with the mother, she cut off his ability to visit or talk on the phone to his daughter. There have been court papers filed and a court date set where the mother wants to try to get complete custody and the reason listed is because my brother Jay is homeless. He loves his daughter and tries and cries every day to get the chance to talk to her, yet the mother and her boyfriend are not allowing it. There are many witnesses of how good of a father my brother is to his daughter. With a pending court date for custody and him receiving medical care through Oregon state, it's not feasible for him to leave the state to stay with family who live in other states in the country. He has established doctors and health insurance there and has to get tests and consistent visits with them. In addition, he doesn't want to abandon his role as father just because he suffered a stroke and isn't able to work and is homeless now. Having our own financial struggles, my family has been helping a little here and there when we can. I have been praying every day for months that my brother will have shelter there in Oregon. After investigating ideas of how to help my brother, I am pleading for help to get him an RV so he can be sheltered from the cold and rain that has already started in Hillsboro, Oregon. An RV he can drive from site to site might be a more sustainable and affordable shelter option for him at this time. Since he cannot return to work yet, it would be difficult to rent a place, so that's why I am asking for help to buy him an inexpensive used RV. My months of prayers for my brother have finally led me here. He has diabetes as well and needs to stay warm. Please join me in helping my brother be sheltered from the rain, cold, and elements that are coming with the seasonal changes. Please help him have a reason to dry his eyes and lift his head with hope and feel blessed by the Lord! Despite his suffering, he has done what he can to help others. He has picked up trash on the transit. He has tried to help serve at the same shelters where he gets a meal from but they won't let him because he is homeless and they told him he has to have permanent housing to volunteer. He greets people on the transit and wishes people a good day when he gets off. My brother has a heart of gold, he just needs help from others right now.
- Please join me in being the Lord's hands to get my brother an RV.
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