LAKELAND, Fla. — The kindness of strangers is helping a Polk County family get repairs to their home.

High winds from Hurricane Debby peeled part of the roof off of Mary and Jose Olmeda’s mobile home.

“It’s been stressful,” said Mary Olmeda. “Very, very stressful.”

On a fixed income with no insurance, the family was not quite sure how they’d pay to repair it. Recently, rain has been getting into the home and black mold has begun to grow on their ceiling.

“I lose this. I’m homeless,” Mary Olmeda said when it first happened.

But after Spectrum Bay News 9 shared their story, viewers pitched in to help.

Now the Olmedas have enough money to repair their home.

“It’s amazing,” said Mary Olmeda. “I get teary-eyed. You always hear about the bad people, but you never hear about the good ones and they’re out there.”

Along with financial help, one donor left encouraging words.

“Mary, your faith is a testament to others who have no hope. God bless you,” the message said.

Olmeda said she relied on her faith to get her through the problems that plague her home.

The Olmedas have hired a contractor to begin work on a new roof.

“Basically, what we need to do is take the old pans off, that are on there currently that already got ripped off, then we’re going to install a new metal roof on top,” said Stephen Brock of Graham Aluminum and Home Improvement.

Brock said the plan is to seal the home so the family will be ready to go if another storm rolls in. He said the Olmeda should have a new roof by next week.

“And hopefully this doesn’t happen again,” Brock said.

The Olmedas do not have insurance because of the age of the property. They said they looked into buying a new mobile home, but it was too expensive.