Week of Giving
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l to r: Hawa Bass & Gerald Brewah
“I didn’t know what might happen next!”
Hawa Bass arrived in St. Louis as a refugee from Sierra Leone, West Africa. She managed to find work as a housekeeper shortly after her arrival, and though the budget was always tight, she managed to support herself and three children without undue anxiety, primarily by sticking to basics. That was until three weeks ago when she was laid off from a job she had held for nine years.
This came as a shock and with all of the uncertainties surrounding the spread of the coronavirus, the future suddenly became very uncertain. In Hawa’s words, “I didn’t know what might happen next.”
What happened next was totally unexpected. Hawa became the recipient of a gift from her congregation, Timothy Lutheran Church, that had been made possible by contributions to CFNA’s COVID-19 Assistance Fund. It provided both Help and Hope!
Hawa put it this way, “This was my first time of being out of work since coming to America. I knew CFNA helped refugees and immigrants in many ways, but what I never expected was to be receiving money from them. That meant a lot to me because I didn’t know where the money would come from, so I could pay for rent and utilities. But now I know God will continue to touch the hearts and minds of someone out there to help save His servants.”
The CFNA network has raised $5,700 from generous donors as a challenge match. Would you give to be part of helping people like Hawa who really need us now?
Today is Giving Tuesday and May 7 is GiveStLDay. We invite you to participate in this WEEK OF GIVING by donating through CFNA’s GiveStLDay page at https://www.givestlday.org/cfna.
