Troops, this Saturday July 25th, we will gather at a TRF families residence to help with some minor yard work. They have a large yard so we need about 15-20 people to assure the project has plenty of hands and that our time is used efficiently. If you as an individual or as a family are interested in helping, please email me at rashel@therashelfoundation.org. We will meet at 8:30a.m on Saturday, drinks and snacks will be provided.

What an incredible week we have had within TRF. I wish so much that each of you could witness and experience firsthand the relationships I have with the patients we serve. I just want to have a really large home and move them all in with me so I can look after them daily. I feel like I have this unbelievable extended family of loved ones. 

I mean this sincerely, it’s really all possible because God uses each of you to make it so. Just this week alone we have helped four families in need. Allow me to give you a peak into each of their lives. 

William and Bonnie, I mentioned them in a previous post.It has come to our attention that they are renting a room in someone’s home for an amount of money that could afford them their own apartment, including utilities. The only thing standing between them and a place of their own is first and last months rent. They have located an apartment near Trinity Medical Center where William is treated. What an incredible privilege it was for me to call them today and tell them that we were going to empower them to get out of their current living situation. You could literally hear the joy and relief in Bonnie’s voice. 

Beverly was diagnosed recently with advanced stages of breast cancer. She has owned her own house cleaning business for the last ten years and the doctors wanted her to quit her line of work immediately, stating that she cannot be around any chemicals in conjunction with her treatment for her cancer. As she does her part to set up resources such as disability, we were able to approve to pay her mortgage for this month to help her avoid a situation that becomes unmanageable. 

Annie lives in Gardendale and relies on her sister to get her to and from her daily treatments. Week before last a social worker from UAB called me and said that Annie’s sister was not able to transport her this week and they had contacted several other organizations who were not able to help meet Annie’s need. I was thrilled to tell her that we were more then happy to help Annie get to all of her treatments this week. 

Whona lives in Delta Alabama. He has five children, is in his early thirties and struggles to care for his young family, serve as the primary bread winner and also endure his treatments and procedures related to his throat cancer. I wish you could have a conversation with Whona. He is one of the most appreciative and hard working men I have ever had the privilege to know. He has several doctors appointments coming ip and because he lives in Delta, it is a sixty mile commute one way to his appointments. We were able to provide him with a gas card to assure he can fuel his car sufficiently to get him to and from his needed appointments. 

One week. One little week and we were able to help four families carry burdens that each of them felt crushed under. Thank you so much for each of your roles played in this organization. Whether your gift is writing a note of encouragement, making a warm meal, helping to meet a financial need. Each and every contribution, no matter how big or small, enables all of us to meet the needs of families like above mentioned. 

May I encourage you to continue supporting TRF in any way that you can. I am thankful for the opportunity to serve with you and I look forward to the good that is yet to come… 

be blessed, rashel