CHICAGO — Practically a 12 months in the past, Iashiskala Sims’ automotive was stolen from exterior her job.
Legal responsibility insurance coverage wouldn’t cowl a substitute, leaving the only mom of 4 struggling to discover a method to get to work and look after her household.
“I work at Walgreens, I take Uber or ask a neighbor for a journey, or I ask household to take me and it’s been costly,” Sims mentioned.
Virtually a 12 months later she entered a contest to win a brand new automotive, hoping luck would give her a second probability. Then on Sunday, as Iashiskala stepped out of Candy Holy Spirit Church in South Chicago there was one thing ready exterior: a brand new (used) automotive only for her, full with a bow on high.
The brand new automobile was courtesy of native enterprise W&W Towing.
“She’s been by way of all of it, she’s nonetheless getting up on daily basis. She’s nonetheless bought motivation, she’s nonetheless being a mother,” mentioned Early Walker, W&W Towing.
Whereas mother will get a automotive to get to work and take the youngsters to highschool, there have been items for the younger ones within the trunk as properly.
“I’m so pleased that God would have touched the center of Early Walker to bless this household,” mentioned Bishop Larry Trotter, Candy Holy Spirit Church.
For Iashiskala, it’s a greater place to begin out 2021 as she leaves 2020 in her new rearview.