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