(Seattle Times) After a lifetime of giving, it's tough to ask for help

Throughout their married life, Greg and Renee Wood have always been the ones who take care of other people.

As Christian pastors for nearly 20 years, they tended to the spiritual – and temporal – needs of their congregation.

As parents, they raised six children of their own while also taking in dozens of abused youngsters….

…when the Woods found themselves sick, unemployed and on the brink of being evicted from their home earlier this year, asking for help didn’t come easily to them.

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