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In 2005, Sue Sandford opened her home in Texas to shelter a family of 20 evacuees from New Orleans

This selfless act sparked a lasting connection between Sue and the McCray family

Over the past 20 years, they have remained close, supporting each other through life's ups and downs and their story is a testament to the power of human compassion and the lasting impact a single act of kindness can have

Family means everything to James McCray, who insisted his entire family of 20 stick together when they were evacuated to Texas 20 years ago during Hurricane Katrina .

Even before knowing about the McCray family, Sue Sandford, now 56, was looking at her five-bedroom home in Dallas to see what she could do. The volunteer relief worker and single mom tells PEOPLE she calculated

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