I Met Faith Yesterday

I met Faith yesterday.  Her husband had gone inside the church to meet with one of The Salvation Army’s caseworkers in order to receive some financial assistance.  Their home had been destroyed in the flooding of the Souris River in Minot, North Dakota.  Faith sat in their car and waited for him.  But while the morning was cool and breezy, the afternoon heat began to warm the car and Faith needed to get out.

She waved to me and asked if she could sit in the shade of the building, so I found a chair for her and helped her from the warm car to the cool of the shade.  I found a bottle of water for her to drink.

Faith and her husband lost their home in the flooding of the Souris River in Minot, North Dakota.  They are currently staying with one of their cousins in the area, but so are several other members of the family.  There are sixteen of them squeezed into that little home until they can get one of the promised FEMA trailers.

But even with all their loss, and the difficulties they’ve endured, and in spite of the uncertainty of the future, Faith and her husband were cheerful and dignified.  They welcomed the help that we could give them – though it barely began to meet their needs.  I helped Faith to stand from her chair in the shade and to their car and said, “May the Lord be with you.”  From her seat in the car Faith reached up through the open window and took my hand and said, “And also with you.”  Faith squeezed my hand and smiled.  “All will be well,” she said and smiled again.

To volunteer in Minot visit http://www.usc.salvationarmy.org/usc/www_usc_minot.nsf, or call
701-838-8925.

Monetary donations can be made in the following ways:
-Donate $10 by texting “MINOT” to 80888 and replying “yes” to the confirmation text. A one-time donation of $10 will be added to your cell phone bill. For terms, see www.igfn.org/t.
-Or by calling 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
-Or by mailing a check to The Salvation Army, 315 Western Ave., Minot, ND 58701. Be sure to designate your donation “Minot Flood.”
-Or donate online at https://secure20.salvationarmy.org/donation.jsp