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 ... ...
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- [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.