NEW TO MN, STUCK ON THE ROAD, PLEASE HELP!

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Stuck on the road & need HELP to pay for my gas! Just moved here & don't know anyone :(

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I just moved to Grand Rapids from Alaska & im off to an awfully rocky start! I had an unfortunate string of Nightmarishly HORRIBLE LUCK- which as luck would have it- ended w/ a fire & I lost everything that meant anything to me. It landed me in a pretty terrible predicament- much Like the one I'm in RIGHT AT THIS VERY MOMENT! I'll get right to the point & then get back to my story afterwards. Currently, I'm sitting on Hwy 169 at a gas station, where I just went in and prepaid $10 for my gas because that's ALL I had. I was hoping the young girl would do her part & that my pump would stop at the prepaid amt of $10....but it did not. Had I been paying attention, I would have shut it off myself & wouldn't be here typing this now!!!  BUT- here i am. A stranger stuck in an unfamiliar place & now I owe an additional $50 for my gas, but I have no way to pay it. I don't know anyone around here & am not sure what to do except turn to the good nature of the people in my new home of MN & ask if someone can PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME OUT to pay towards the $50 gas that I didn't plan on getting! I know that I'm Always willing to help a person in need & I have most definitely paid it forward many many times & will continue to do so. I'm having such a rough time here & continue to Pray for the strength to make good things happen in my life. Ive used all of my savings trying to get myself on my feet here & I feel like no matter how hard I try, I just keep tripping & falling on my face. I bought a dodge ram when I got here- which promptly left me on the side of the road after the tranny went out. I then bought a small, more gas friendly car- which AGAIN- left me stranded on the side of the road after the timing chain(?) Went kaput. I rented a house that I thought was a great deal- only to come home & find empty of my few belongings because little did I know- my so called landlord is a drug addicted thief who has been coming in my house & taking whatever she wants, which this last time ended up being everything I had left. I came to MN w/ less than 1 full suitcase of clothes- which is all i had left after the fire. I thought I'd attempt to get a fresh start in a new place- which is where most of my family is originally from & also the place that my most fond memories as a child were made. Had I known that the pipeline work was going on, than perhaps I'd have chosen a different town to start out in. The housing market is crazy, as the pipelines have ALL the rentals filled & the places that are available are way out of my price range. I already spent a month in a hotel & am nearly at & wits end w/ the whole situation. So.now I've just spent my VERY LAST money on another vehicle, which I HOPE & PRAY will last me a while & not follow suit like the 1st two. Am looking for an affordable place to live & to make matters even more interesting- i now sit here at this gas station trying to figure out how to pay for gas that never should've gone past my prepaid amount. :( :( While I'm sitting here feeling rather sad & a little hopeless, I continue to remind myself that I have a LOT to be THANKFUL for. I DO have a vehicle to drive, I DO have a vehicle to sleep in & keep me safe from the elements. I DO have my life & a cellphone to use. I DO have some food to eat & I DO also have FAITH. Things could be MUCH MUCH WORSE OFF & I could still be in Alaska, amongst the burnt rubble that once was my life. They say that everything happens for a reason & that we aren't given more than we are able to handle. As Painful as these statements are to think about, I try to be optimistic & prove them to be true. I still have myself, I still have my life & I still have FAITH. Something has got to give & my perseverance will someday pay off. Until that time, I Pray that the Help i so desperately need will come along & my road will rise up to meet me & guide me along my journey. Life can be a dangerous place for a single girl in a strange place, but j accept the Challenge & welcome tomorrow with hopes of a better new day. God Bless all of us. 

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