Just a few days after the Oak Hill wildfire destroyed 11 homes, there's a little ray of hope for some of the homeowners hit hardest and who had no insurance.
Scenic Brook neighborhood resident Lilly Henric opens the door and enters her home. Nothing unusual, until you realize the roof and just about everything inside the home has been destroyed. She's one of the many victims of the Oak Hill wildfire.
"When I drove up on Sunday it was like raining, snowing," said Henric. "The ash was coming down and the wind was blowing."
Henric's neighbor across the street is Doug Todd. We last talked to him on Monday. Even as he and family members tried to salvage what little they could that day, Todd steadfastly kept the faith.
"Fair or not, I have been told God has a plan," said Todd. "Right now I don't understand that plan."
"He said, 'Somehow God is going to provide for us,' and it just touched me," said Eli Apolzon, the founder, President and CEO of Partners in Affordable Housing.
Partners in Affordable Housing is a non-profit which raises money to help provide homes for -- among others -- disaster victims. Because neither Todd nor Henric have insurance, Apolzon is hoping to raise enough money to rebuild their homes.
"it would just mean the world to Mr. Todd and to me to be able to stay in this neighborhood, to rebuild, to regain our lives," said Henric.
In the meantime, Apolzon is hoping to raise enough to give Todd and Henric a 50-thousand dollar check in the next couple of weeks.
"God bless him," Henric said as she held back tears. "God bless him. That's all I can say."
"I will never be able to repay, but somehow we'll be able to pay it forward," said Todd.
If you would like to make a financial donation to help Henric and Todd, here's the link to the Partners in Affordable Housing website:
www.HelpUsBuildHomes.org
