Tin Sheets for Roofing Turned Collapse Into Shelter

WILLS POINT, TX – Tin sheets for roofing helped a family move from constant leaks to real shelter. Basti and Haira’s stability collapsed after job loss and rising care needs. Read how timely help made a stronger roof possible and brought fresh courage for tomorrow.

Drop by drop, water leaked into Basti’s home. Drop by drop, hope had trickled out of his life. A few years before, living in a leaky hut would have seemed unthinkable. But the comfortable life Basti and his family once enjoyed was now unattainable.

More than 20 years earlier, Basti and his wife, Haira, had moved from their village to a large city. Basti got a job in a textile factory that paid well. Over time, Basti and Haira had two sons, and they were able to buy their own home.

But challenges began when the couple noticed some peculiarities in their sons’ behavior and thinking. After many doctors’ visits, they learned both boys had autism.

The diagnosis troubled Basti and Haira. They visited temples and asked for healing. They also spent a lot of money on treatments and check-ups, but nothing seemed to help the boys.

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