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Meet Mary

11/1/2021

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Mary was a 33-year-old woman. She had a college degree & if she walked in the door, you wouldn't know she was homeless.

She had a cocaine problem in college that destroyed her life. 

She would often say, "I don't deserve to be here, I have a degree." We would walk with her, pray with her, listen to her story & help her dream. She got a job & worked night shift during the pandemic. She would return from work around 11 o'clock at night.

We helped her with some budgeting & she was able to move on to permanent housing. When she left the shelter, she left with $8,000.    ​
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Meet Ushma & Alm

11/1/2021

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​Ushma was a 65-year-old grandmother who was caring for her 9-year-old grandson, Alm. They had been living in Chicago & came to Decatur because Ushma had been promised a job at a hotel. She was given an office and a mattress and was put to work for 16 hours a day.

Thankfully, the school that Alm began attending contacted God's Shelter of Love and asked if we could 
help. Of course, we took them into our shelter. Communicating was a challenge because Ushma & Alm were from India and spoke Hindi. One of our board members happened to have a neighbor that spoke Hindi. He generously spent many hours helping to translate Ushma's story.

We found out that Ushma had custody of Alm because Alm's mother had been killed in India and his father had shaken him as an infant, to the point of causing brain damage. Alm had the mentality of a 4-year-old because of this. We worked with them to better understand their culture, their needs, and their goals. We provided shelter, resources, stability, and worked with Decatur Public Schools to address Alm's learning disability. Ushma & Alm stayed in our shelter for about three months as they found their footing and prepared for their big move to New Jersey.
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