The houses are going home.

I received a really wonderful and nourishing email today.  I really wanted to share it - for many reasons.  All the time, money, effort, stress, good intentions, hours, dedication, love and willingness to help people is really WORKING!

We donated 4 houses through GIVIT during the floods.  Two donors pulled out, but the other two created this wonderful reality.

Sue from Adopt A Family wrote to me today:

I have some very exciting news to share!!!!

Both of the houses (Wynnum and Bulimba) are coming off their blocks next Wednesday midnight!!

We have a white knight removalist who is transferring them to a holding yard at cost and babysitting them free of charge until we can get them to the Lockyer Valley.

We have also finally got the 2 families chosen for them!!

Bulimba is going to a couple whose sister, brother-in-law and nephew all perished in the floods

Wynnum is going to a family who the son pushed his sister into the roof cavity and went to help his mum and dad - his mum was pinned behind a fridge and the water circling eventually washed them both out of the house. The son clambered into the roof with his sister and eventually they punched holes through the roof to get to safety. They found their parents 2 days later, 2 kilometers down the road along with their baby brother's ashes that was stillborn.

A very sad story for these kids - but collectively - starting with you guys(!!!) we have pulled a miracle from our hats to provide this family a brief glimmer of hope for the future.

I know you're probably just wiping away the running mascara - but this is what makes all those long, tough days really worthwhile!!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for allowing us the privilege of being a part of something so amazing.

xxxxxxxxxx

Sue Kennedy

We need to find these "white knights" and acknowledge them as the heros they truely are! I don't know how to acknowledge Sue.  She is a.. queen of hearts.  I have not met her yet (not for the lack of trying but she is ridiculously busy) but she is connecting all of us to something bigger than my intentions of 'being connected and donating to those in need' to actually giving to those in need. She is my 'direct', she is our 'charity' our 'front line', and she is "doing a Dave" (an extraordinary act of human kindness).