Bill Capo / Action Reporter
Darryl Clark of Meraux spent Friday morning making the last utility connections to his new trailer home so his family can move in, and he's overjoyed.
“Is this real, or what's going on? Really, is this my trailer? Yes, we've upgraded to a beautiful trailer,” said Clark who can’t believe his fortune.
Dec. 23, the disabled roofer and his wife were in tears as they stood outside the trailer destroyed in a Dec. 9 fire.
"I don't have no answers to tell my kids about where we're going to live,” said Charlene Clark.
"We lost everything, all my clothes, everything. We don't have nothing left, nothing,” said Darryl.
At the time of that first Action Report, they were so devastated, unsure of where they would live. But just afterwards, a true Christmas miracle happened, a tremendous outpouring of support from across the area. Even the owner of this trailer made it possible for them to have a place to live, and that is just one of the incredible things that happened.
"It was incredible. Friday night when the report ran the phone just began ringing off the wall, all night long. I couldn't return the messages quick enough,” said Father John Arnone, Our Lady Of Lourdes Church.
"It is a blessing from God. Truthfully I'm glad to see that happened,” said Adam Ciuffi, the landlord.
"Everybody wanted to help. It really showed the generosity of people,” said Father Armone.
Darryl showed Father John and his landlord his new three-bedroom home. Santas from all over the area made sure there were presents for the children.
"It touched my heart, and my wife's. We cried, and thank everybody for helping us. Thank you. I mean, everybody helped out from all over the world, and if if wasn't for them, we wouldn't know where to go, but now we have a new home,” said Darryl.
