Because of you. . . Melody can finally breathe.
After Melody’s* kids grew up, she moved from Everett to Seattle to attend culinary school and pursue her dream of becoming a chef. She finished with top honors and got a job. The only drawback was that she had to be to work around 4:00am and she had to walk from her apartment.
Melody didn’t mind. She got up early and happily walked to work in the dark, until one morning two girls crept up behind her on the sidewalk.
“Next thing I know, I’m face first on the cement with my nose broken off to the side of my face and they’re stomping on my back.”
The girls wanted money and they got it – all $40 that Melody had with her.
After an MRI, CT scans and X-rays, Melody was told she would likely never walk again. But with hard work and determination she did!
Then one day, while using her walker in a crosswalk, Melody was hit by a car. She began recovering from that, but then while picking up medicine outside the pharmacy, she was hit again – this time by a pickup truck.
Melody was devastated. Each time she got closer to being able to go back to work and live her dream, she was hit with another tragedy until she lost everything. She had no home. No job. No one left to turn to.
Thankfully, she found out about the Everett Gospel Mission’s Family Shelter.
Because of friends like you, she had safe shelter.
Because of you, she is off the streets.
Because of you, she has plenty to eat.
Because of you, she’s getting the chance to fully heal.
Because of you, she has hope for the future.
“It’s not really a feeling that you can put into words,” she says. “It’s like I can take a breath for the first time.”
*Name changed for privacy.
Thank You!
Thank you for showing compassion to people like Melody, when they need it most.
