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Air Force Family Flies by Faith

Airman Amber was raising two kids alone, and when the pandemic hit, she took in her sisters to protect her mom, a high risk for COVID-19. Then Amber married Jon and they became a family of six! A move off base put them in serious debt. Watch ... ... Read Transcript


- [Narrator] Us AirmenAmber enjoys her job

at Vandenberg Air ForceBase in Central California.

As a single mom, raising two daughters

on an E4 salary isn't easy.

- I did the best that Icould with what I had.

I did a lot of hoping, trusting God

that things would be provided.

- [Narrator] Amber'sfinances got even tighter

when she took in her twosisters when the pandemic hit.

Their mom had cancer

and was consideredhigh-risk for infection.

- The stress of having mytwo sisters going out places

as things started open up,

she couldn't risk having them to come back

and give her COVID.

- [Narrator] Their parentshelped financially,

but budgeting for twoextra kids in the house

was more than Amber anticipated.

- There was a lot morejust mouths to feed.

There was a whole bunch of other things

that needed to be provided to them

that I have to pay out-of-pocket.

- [Narrator] Another majorchange in Amber's life

was meeting John.

Soon, they married.

Their finances took a hitwhen Amber moved off base

and the couple moved into a home

that would accommodate the family of six.

First and last month'srent, plus security deposit,

exceeded what they had.

- Plain and simple, we didn't have it.

So it was definitely a burden

and it was something thatwas definitely heavily

on our minds.

- [Narrator] John andAmber took out a loan

to pay for the moving expenses.

They relied on their faith

that they could pay it off quickly.

- God definitely playeda part in our faith,

did play a part, the peaceand comfort that God gives us

as we go through struggles in our lives.

- [Narrator] That's when their pastor

with Crosspointe Church

asked Helping the HomeFront to get involved.

Pastor Jon Stone surprisedthe couple on a Zoom call

with good news.

- Crosspointe and CBNhave worked together,

and we are going to reimburse you $3,000

to offset the expenses that you incurred

when you brought in your sisters.

- Amazing. (laughs)

We didn't expect anything.

- How does that hit you, John?

What would you say to that?

- I'm still trying to...

- Process.- process it.

And wow, that's unbelievable.- Yeah.

- That's a huge, huge blessing.

- It is.

- And that's not all.

We want to pay off the $7,000 loan,

so that you can startoff your married life

without having to be in debt.

(laughs)

- Is this a dream? (laughs)

- Can you breathe, John?

- (laughs) Hardly.

(gentle music)

(crying)

- There is a God in heavenwho cares for our needs.

- I don't even know what to say.

- I don't either.

- Nothing like this hasever happened to me.

- No words could expresshow grateful we are.

- [Narrator] Thanks to CBN partners,

John and Amber have afresh financial start.

- Like, you guys haveno idea what the church

and CBN's Helping the HomeFront has done for us.

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