Struggling family of 6 in Oregon in DESPERATE NEED!

by Christina Green
(Springfield, OR USA)

My name is Christi Green, and my husband and I have been married for nearly 8 years. We have 4 wonderful children together that we homeschool. My husband has the same job he has had for the last 3 years. Unfortunately, what he brings in monthly barely pays the space rent and mortgage for the home we live it, but doesn't make much past that.

We are in debt and in trouble. We have no credit cards, but we have mounting medical bills and our checking account is nearly $700 overdrawn.

I have fibromyalgia and a genetic disease called Nail Patella syndrome, and am unable to work due to the problems that come with both of these contitions. Three of our four children have Nail Patella syndrome also, and we all require more medical care than most people do.

Our youngest child does not have Nail Patella Syndrome, but was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome (a form of autism). I just had surgery in January, and in June require surgery again, for a hernia. I cannot pay my medical bills, and we have no food and our utilities will be shut off soon.

I've gotten all the food I can this month from the local food banks, and cannot receive any more until next month. I am grateful for the food we received from them, but unfortunately there was no meat other than a couple of cans of tuna, and a couple packages of hotdogs.

My children are growing out of thier shoes, and one child, has no shoes that fit her any longer.

Like I mentioned above we homeschool our wonderful children, and are trying very hard to raise them to be bright, kind, and useful members of society. They are young, our son in 9, and our 3 daughters are 6, 4 and 3.

Our checking account is overdrawn, and has been for the last 3 weeks. When my husband's check gets direct deposited, it barely, and not always, pays it back into the red, if it does at all.

He is trying so hard to support us, and we are both discouraged, and unable to see a solution to our dilemma.

We are hungry because we have no meat. We have canned food in the pantry that we've gotten from foodbanks, but our freezer is empty. When we get meat, we feed it to our children, but we aren't getting much if any at all.

I'm scared to death. My husband needs new work boots, as he has blown a hole in the side of his, but we have no money to buy him new ones.

I know that there are so many other people that have needs that are just as important, or even more so and I hate to ask for help, and I feel ashamed that we're in this spot. If someone can find it in their heart to help, even a little, we would be so grateful.

We have no other option but to ask. Even if you cannot help, I understand, we are not alone in this economy, so I ask that you at least say a prayer for us.

We pray every day for this crumbling economy, and we are all looking for brighter days.

Thank you for reading this, and if you want to know any more, or have questions, please don't hesitate to ask! My email address is christi@markrgreen.com and I thank you for your time.