Hi Susan, The REALLY sad thing (after having worked for a church as a staff pastor) is that our area doesn't HAVE a ministerium. The local preachers don't even SPEAK to one another. Makes for some very isolated and xenophobic church experiences, to be sure. Anyway, I will look into Trehab, but I can tell you from experience that the only utilities in my area that are handled by any organizations providing assistance are utilities that we already have taken care of by some family members. Basically, our phone/net provider has an ironclad monopoly on service in our immediate area, so it's their way or the highway, so to speak. Anyway, little by little, the practical logistics of how to get everything taken care of are working out. The encouragement and support we have been given and the generosity of even some total strangers have made this time a learning and blessing process, where before, these situations were nerve-wracking and stressful to the extreme. Thanks for your suggestions!
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