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<p><span word="Welcome">Welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="AMERICAN">AMERICAN</span> <span word="MOSAIC">MOSAIC</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="Simms">Simms</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Neville">Neville</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="friendships">friendships</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jews">Jews</span>…</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>…</p><p><span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="Repairs">Repairs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Need">Need</span></p><p><span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="costly">costly</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="jobless">jobless</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="Lapidus">Lapidus</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="Sharon">Sharon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gene">Gene</span> <span word="Ward">Ward</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="payments">payments</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span>.</p><p><span word="Sharon">Sharon</span> <span word="Ward">Ward</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>.</p><p>“<span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shower">shower</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>.”</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>.”</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="noises">noises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wards">Wards</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="upset">upset</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="crickets">crickets</span> <span word="chirping">chirping</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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