So it's been 24 hours and no word from our new XSO that he's contacted Chuck nor an update from Chuck.
Call me paranoid, but what if he's not for real and the CofS is trying to track down Charlotte using our resources?
I'd advise no one to send money directly until Chuck talks to this guy, and then send it through Chuck.
I say, good grief! don't rush to such a judgment! No one on this board seems to know anything about Charlotte Jones so good luck with that plan.
The kid has been in the Sea Org apparently for all his almost-adult life (he would have been 13 when his parents were declared and has been in Sea Org, without them, ever since), just escaped into the "wog" world (which no doubt he's been taught to fear), has no resources except the little bit he managed to grab on the way out, has failed to live up to the "standards" and expectations of scientology/ Sea Org -- and while WE know those standards and expectations and the entire cult program are bullshit, he probably doesn't really get that yet.
He's in an unfamiliar city and most likely he's dependent on public transportation and public pay phones. He's living in a mens shelter in a foreign country using computers at an internet cafe for access to conversation with us, which if he's been kept out of touch with the outside world the way it is with most on the RPF, is an all new experience for him.
Maybe he called and Chuck didn't answer. Since he apparently has little or no resources, chances are he doesn't have a phone, and if he doesn't have a phone, he can't leave a number for a call back.
He may not have warm clothing or shoes, and it's cold as blazes in the north east right now and looking to get colder as the week goes on...
... and here we are secure in our cozy homes with our private personal computers and an endless supply of fresh coffee available to us at any time of the day or night, chit-chatting and thinking about how we're going to celebrate the Christmas holidays -- not a care in the world, by comparison.
Give the kid a break. He hasn't asked you for money, and you can't send him any money anyway until he gives you some kind of contact information, which he's not yet done. Chill out. Say a prayer for him.