IMPORTANT!!!!

Meet my main Karen Family... This is the family that I meet with every wednesday & eat dinner with, pick up for church on Sundays & really just focus on. (We have a Karen adoption type system set up at church where every Karen family that we "sponsor" has an American family) Well Darren, Titus & I (the two guys) are responsible for this family. They are seriously the loves of my life (well all the Karen are, but they hold a very special place in my heart) The dads name is Poe Jue & the moms name is Gyi Pyit... the three girls are Sher Eh Moo (dress on the left), Paw May (brown shirt) & Paw Tha Lay (the one to the right of me..p.s. she was sick thats why shes not smiling). This family has had some difficulties adjusting to life in America.. both parents get sick very frequently which is hard on the family. The parents go to ESL classes all week but due to their ages it's taking them a bit longer to pick up the language, the girls are also struggling in school. Both of the parents haven't been able to get jobs due to the language barrier, but thats another problem for a different day. They are the sweetest family ever & it breaks my heart to see them struggling.

Tonight after dinner I came back to my phone & had several missed calls from them, I called them back & it turns out they had received a 3 day eviction notice. Let me rewind a little... when Catholic Charities bring them over here they pay their rent & support them for 8 months, after that if they still haven't found a job they are placed on welfare. So their support ran out this month, meanwhile C.C. didn't schedule their welfare meeting until the 8th (rent is due on the 3rd). Now they are terrified they are going to get kicked out of their apartments due to C.C.'s slip up... we know they won't because we'll get it taken care of tomorrow with C.C, but they are still very nervous. So what we really need are prayers. Prayers that they won't worry & will get some sleep tonight, prayers for their language development to speed up, prayers for job openings, prayers for the girls schooling, & most importantly prayers for their health & safety. 

Some of the other Karen have moved to other states due to the fact that there are no jobs out here. There are states like kansas & alabama that have guaranteed jobs waiting for them in fields & other various places & many families have taken that route. My biggest fear is this family will decide to move & that is out of my own selfishness. I want them to be happy & I don't feel like they are happy here, I don't think I would be happy either if I was in their situation. No matter what I do I can't fix their situation... I look online for jobs every day for them, I teach them english constantly, I help them with their homework & I'm constantly taking them to the doctors... but nothing seems to be making anything better. Maybe a different state would be the best for them, I would just really really really hate to see them go. (I tear up just thinking about it) I've spent so much time with this family & can't imagine not going over there every wednesday or seeing them all week long. 

So basically we need prayers! Not only for this family but there are a few other families in similar situations. The biggest concern is jobs, that would fix A LOT of problems. With jobs we need language & the older ones are REALLY having troubles picking it up quickly. So please keep the Karen in your prayers this week... i'll keep you guys updated. Thanks. Love you all.