I got this email from the wife of my nephew. A very good email and this is my Goulash for the week: I invite all of us to donate funds to this family.

On Monday of this week Chris, his brothers, and an employee were the second people on the scene of a fatal accident.  They were able to pry the door off of the car just as the mother stopped breathing.  Rescue workers were able to revive her, but she remains in very critical condition at the U. The other three young men in the car were injured quite badly and are also in the hospital recovering. It was a very sad thing for Chris to see, and our hearts have been drawn out in prayer for this little family all week.  As we have investigated further into who these people are we have both felt a strong desire to do something to help out their situation.

The girl who died is named MuLa Er.  Her family are refugees from Myanmar.  They made it into the United States this last summer, after waiting 20 years in a refugee camp in the Phillipinnes to be picked in a lottery to come here.  This young girl never knew what freedom was until moving here, and they literally came here with only the shirts on their backs.  They have been working to learn English four nights a week, and MuLa’s principal told me that he has never had kids in his school that have ever worked as hard as this group of refugees.  I spoke with him for quite a while yesterday, and he said that this group of people are some of the finest people he has ever met in his life.  He said they are so grateful to be in America, and are very humble, and hardworking.  This accident is absolutely devestating to this family, and they are scared that they will starve to death with so many members of their family being injured and unable to work.  The LDS chruch has stepped in and is providing food for the family, and the community where they live have started a fund at the Zions Bank up in Heber to help with the funeral costs of MuLa, and most likely a funeral for her mother…along with living expenses for the family while the other members of the family recover from their injuries.

These people are survivors, and my heart is really drawn to them right now.  I just want to ask any of you if you have $5.00 to spare to call the Zions Bank in Heber (435) 654-2773 and donate it to the MuLa Er/Refugee Community Fund.  Seriously every dollar can make a huge difference to this family right now, so if you have the ability to help out a little bit please do!!

Here is an article about this family.  http://www.parkrecord.com/ci_20064140

<from Sarah Eagar>