Support Crystal's Family in a severe financial Crisis

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Support Crystal's Family in a severe financial Crisis

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this go fund me is for my mother and her family. They have had a horribly bad year and a half. Due to family dispute my mothers husband has been unemployed and unable to work heavy duty job as he has torn his meniscus in his knee my mothers brown her back about 7 months ago and can’t work until she has surgery. Her son can’t work as he has had open heart surgery and can’t work until told by a doctor he’s able they need this help more than ever. We have all just given this situation to god because only he can move mountains with prayer. So I’m asking for you guys to help them
Memo from Toby the son :
Prayers for the house, as we received our second Eviction notice. We have faith that God will work, but right now I think this is the lowest we can go.
We owe $3500+ in rent and are unable to pay. Momma Crystal has been out of working capability since December, she is set to have spinal surgery on Monday, a kyphoplasty. John is out of work due to his torn/tearing(?) Meniscus since May. I'm going next week to Cleveland, for a workup of labs, and an appointment with a cardiac specialist. Hopefully, I can ask about getting back to work myself soon. We are running out of options. And with the government shutdown, all rent assistance is down, the checks we did receive from the government aren't coming, and any chance of my disability getting approved is up in smoke.
We called our own landlord who broke down in tears because there's nothing she can even do for us.
We have the YMCA coming tomorrow to try and help but they are another government-backed program so there's probably not going to be help from them.
We have also looked into other rental assistance programs, but most if not all of them are government-backed, so forgive me if hopes aren't high.
We have built a house of cards and are watching pieces crumble and fall.
All this to say
Just pray for God to work in this situation, whether it be money coming in, or places to go when this all comes down.

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Michael Philhower
Organizer
Columbus, OH
John Martin
Beneficiary

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