text: I met one of this priest's predecessors while working on a project in the Whit two decades ago. This priest identified himself, pointed to his church, and asked whether I could donate some labor to its repair. I judged him to be a good person, but told him that, regretfully, I couldn't afford to run a crew as charity. He was in fact Eastern European judging by his accent, and I could see that his church was some sort of Eastern Orthodox Christian religion. I had done some projects for churches in the past, but they were able to pay me. 
  
  The Whit is poor. Doing good works among the poor is a Christian calling that I respect. However I was hard pressed to take care of my family and keep a few guys gainfully employed.