Asking for help during this time of emergency

Some people don't know this, but my father passed on to Glory from a stroke in 2019. In the last weeks until his final days, I remember watching him look at me with something in his eyes that I couldn't quite place. He squeezed my hand and I squeezed it back while reassuring him that I loved him. He could speak no words, but I swore that I saw what resembled a smile. Not many people know that feeling of not being able to talk or put your words together but having so much to say. I didn't know that feeling, but I know it well now, and it was horrible. In those moments, I stared at my children and my wife, wishing I could say so much. Wanting to tell them I loved them and that it would be okay even though I was scared. The tears flowed while I lay in the hospital bed, only able to answer yes or no questions with a nod or shake of my head. My heart went out to my father as I felt closer to him in those moments than ever; the only other time I felt close to him was when I danced.

I had a stroke on July 25th, which put me out of work from July 26th until the present. It's unbelievable how such an unexpected event can cause a family so much turmoil. At the time of my stroke, I was working full-time, fully independent, financially stable, and able to dance and walk without help. Over a month later, I am improving and doing better daily with weekly speech, physical and occupational therapy. We thank God that I am improving as fast as I am, but it has definitely changed our outlook on life and our way of life. And as much as I value the time my doctors have kept me out of work... I am not getting paid and worry about my family and keeping the lights on. I am employed still, thank God, just not cleared to return to work yet, but that does make me ineligible for unemployment. When I do return, my first paycheck won't be until the end of September or October, which is a long time without pay. Sacrifices are being made, and our children are helping as well; it's just not enough. Two months of car payments, car insurance, electric, etc... all add up. We have asked for extensions until I return back to work; however, only so much time is provided, and we are near the end, and I have still not returned.

We may not have been living paycheck to paycheck, but all our funds were thoroughly allocated, especially with a new family member on the way. But my health knocked us all off balance. For the whole month of August and most of the month of September, I have not been getting any kind of paycheck or income, and my wife has been trying to carry the brunt of it all by herself, yet it has still rendered us to a place where we can't keep up. As if that wasn't enough, after returning home from the hospital, our landlord also notified us that we must leave our house since he is planning to sell the house as of November 1st. The need to move puts us in a bind since I have not been working for over a month. We have nothing saved up for a security deposit or 1st month's rent. We know that God will provide one way or another, and we still have faith, but we know when to ask for help.

If you can, please donate something to us as every little bit counts so that we can afford to pay for our utilities, rent, car payments, food and hopefully some form of a deposit or 1st month's rent. We understand that not everyone has the means to give, but if you do, please help us to gain the means to get back on our feet and to fund a new place for our family and/or at least until I have returned to work and begin getting regular paychecks again.

We thank you so much for your support, well wishes, and donations. All monies received will go to past due bills incurred due to my recent stroke and lack of income. If any additional funds are received, they will go towards a security deposit and 1st month's rent to help keep a roof over our heads and our family together.