Our cash card distribution in Rockport, Texas after Hurricane Harvey is helping people like Bradley and Carol Steiner. Bradley is a Veteran with a pacemaker, who needs oxygen around the clock to live, and Carol suffers with severe pain from a bad hip surgery and can barely walk. Each month, they struggle to get by on his $500 Social Security check and her minimal income from Walmart.

Before the Hurricane Harvey ravaged their community, they tried desperately to evacuate, but they were forced to stay in their home because there was no transportation to take them to safety. After the storm, they tried to get relief from multiple sources, but the couple was unsuccessful because of power outages. Completely distraught and without hope, Bradley and Carol, returned to their home.

They had no power, but they were able to call their family to let them know they survived the storm. Being an elderly couple, they did not own cell phones, which needed power and service to call out. They soon realized they were one of the only homes in the community that had a working telephone landline.

After the hurricane, the community was torn apart and people were suffering in their own way. Some lost their entire home. Others lost their cars. Some lost both. And, many were without power to charge their cell phones…their only mode of communication.

So in their own random act of kindness, Bradley and Carol opened up their hearts and turned their humble home into a community call center for friends and strangers alike, who were without power or cellular service, so that they could call their loved ones and let them know they were alive and safe.

When Bradley was given the cash card to help he and Carol to make ends meet in this difficult time, he expressed great gratitude. “Thank you so much for the help. I don’t have much left. God Bless people in organizations like Malteser International.”

Read more about our relief in Rockport here.

PROJECT GALLERY

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