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Nov 22, 2006 05:13 PM PST

Katrina victim sells home







Church members thought they were building a bright future for a family of Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

"It's just a humanitarian act," says Karon Phillips.

Karon Jean Phillips is a real estate agent and member of The Temple of Deliverance Church of God In Christ.

She sat on the committee which selected the fortunate family.

"They seemed to fit the bill. They came in very humble and very needy."

A few months after the church laid down 75-thousand-dollars and turned over the keys, the family turned around and sold it.

Phillips says that she believes the family had it in their mind to sell this house from the start.

According to a copy of the deed, Delores Thompson and her family took quite a bundle back to New Orleans; selling the house for 88-thousand dollars.

That's 13-thousand dollars more than what the church paid for it.

Action News 5's Jason Miles, attempted to contact Delores Thompson by phone. Nobody from the family returned his call.

Meantime, Phillips says her church will continue to answer the call, despite this set-back.

"We will continue to help but be more careful," says Phillips.

Phillips says that she hope's that those getting the help in the future are a little more grateful.



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