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Help Move Mountains for Johanie

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Please help me move mountains for Johanie!

On June 27, 2018, Johanie's mother had a horrible accident.   She fell off a ladder while painting the chimney of their beloved family home in South Africa.  She died immediately and is with the Lord now.  Johanie's and her mother were extremely close and this has been a hard thing to deal with.  Her mother was an amazing woman.  She was the glue that held the family together, she successfully ran a tidy and efficient bed and breakfast,  helped care for all of the grandchildren, and was the one Johanie always went to for advice.  She will be greatly missed.  

Friends and family, what I am asking for is to help take some of the financial burden off of Johanie and her family during this crisis.  I have asked for you to help me raise $8,000.  

1.  We have looked for last minute flights to Cape Town, South Africa and it is around $2,000.

2.  Once she gets to Cape Town, she then will need to rent a car to drive the 2 hours to the town of Ashton.  That will cost around $200 for a weeks rental with gas.

3.  Right now Johanie's Immigration VISA is in the process of coming back from the government but it is not back yet.  Her work is doing everything possible but it is not guaranteed she can come back into the country once she leaves and her VISA process is not finished.   We need to help with funds for a lawyer.  In all honesty, I have no idea how much this could cost but I have been looking up hourly fees for immigration lawyers and it is around $400/hour.

4.  Johanie's mother was the backbone of the family.   While Johanie is in limbo, she would like to be with her father and the rest of her South African family to try and take up the slack where her mother will be missed so deeply.   She will need rent and bills covered so she doesn't ruin her credit and lose all her belonging. It costs her around $1,500/month for most of her bills and for her apartment.  It is assumed she is looking at three months.  

If you can not help financially, please reach out with what you can do.  I am sure her fiancee, Caleb, will welcome any support and let you know what will be useful for them.  While Johanie is in South Africa, there will be things that come up that she will need support for.  Please keep in touch with her and pray for her.  

The funds for the emergency flight and rental car are needed ASAP.  She is planning to leave this weekend if possible.
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  • Erika van Zyl
    • $100
    • 7 yrs
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Ericka McKim
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Dallas, TX
Johanna Van Zyl
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