Al's Outreach Outtakes

I recently received a referral request from someone within the Beaverton School District. They were concerned about a family within their school who needed help and did not know what to do for them. After several email exchanges that allowed me to better understand the need, I reached out to the family of five.
 
Over the years I have developed a series of questions that I ask those who request assistance. I have always promised that I would be a good steward of the funds that each of you provide and this is one of the ways that I do that. Some of the questions asked are based upon the awareness that I have of resources that are available to only certain people. Since everyone has a unique situation it is important to understand as much of it as possible, within reason.
 
One of the questions I asked this person is what country they are from; again, only because the answer may open some doors that are not available to everyone. The answer I received was heart warming:

As we continued to talk he shared more of his story. He went on to tell me of some horrifying things he had seen and experienced and that he had fled for his life. He further said:

 
Wow! Not the kind of call that I expected, but it did make me think and realize how blessed we truly are. I was grateful for the conversation. He wanted me to be certain to let you know how grateful he was for the assistance.