St. Thomas Manassas United Methodist Church is here this week, beginning to rebuild Pam's home. Pam is a 53 year old woman who works for Southern Gardens and has been there many years. She also does some cleaning for extra money. In addition to all this, she volunteers at local agencies regularly.


Hurricane Wilma picked up Pam's mobile home and twisted it. Pam was inside the home during the storm and began to screw the wall back in as the storm was barreling down and ripping her home apart. After the Storm, she was told to leave, but she had no where to go, so she stayed where she was.

Just prior to the storm, her insurance company cancelled her policy, because she failed to have "hand rails" on her porch. FEMA gave her $2600.00. She used the money to repair the water system and set the trailer back on the blocks. Pam has multiple medical problems, and the mold in her home was adding to her issues. Only one room in the trailer was livable, so she moved all her belongings into that one room. She has been living, eating and sleeping in her living room ever since.
CREW received funds from CRWRC, UMCOR and are still raising funds to rebuild this home. The concrete slab was poured last week. Volunteers began working on it from the St. Thomas group this week. How blessed we are to have them helping Pamela. Stay tuned, we hope to put trusses up tomorrow!