NATCHEZ — The Zimmerman family find themselves back at square one after losing a home once again.

A fire, which originally started in the fire-damaged house on Vine Street, took the new home of Billy, Lene Heidi and Shyanne Zimmerman Saturday morning — a home that was placed next to the fire-damaged house.

But Billy Zimmerman said it’s by the grace of God that they manage to stay in good spirits.

“It’s not easy — I’m going off an hour of sleep right now,” Billy said. “But we will make it.”

The Zimmerman’s moved into a new doublewide trailer with their grandchildren after losing their original home in February 2014 because of a faulty central heating unit.

For unknown reasons, a fire sparked in the fire damaged home early Saturday morning.

Billy heard the fire alarm go off at approximately 2 a.m., where the fire began to make its way to the family’s new home.

“It started getting on the porch,” Billy said.

Before the Natchez Fire Department arrived early Saturday morning, Billy used a garden hoses to keep the fire from spreading to the front porch, but the wind was too much.

“It just got too hot and intense and I had to back off,” Billy said.”

Heidi, 12, who is a sixth-grader at Adams County Christian School, was staying with a friend when the fire emerged, while Billy, Lene and Shyanne, 7 months, were sleep when the fire started in the old home.

Lene escaped the house through the back door with Shyanne, while Billy tried to fight the fire.

“It’s been a year and 10 days since we lost our last one,” Billy said. “The one relieving factor is that I have insurance on this house.”

Billy said he has lived in Vine Street for 61 years, and he plans to build their new home in the same area.

“I own the land and I was born and raised in this neighborhood,” Billy said.

Lene said the only important thing is that they all managed to get out of the house and remain together — but everything was lost.

Billy lost both his boat and four-wheeler, while the family lost other important information.

Lene said Saturday was not an easy day, but they have already begun receiving monetary donations and a discount with the Hampton Inn Hotel.

Although Lene’s parents live a few houses down the road, they do not want to be a bother.

“We are welcomed and we love them dearly, but it’s too much on them because they are raising a great-grandchild and I’m raising two grandchildren,” Lene said.

Both Billy and Lene grew up on Vine Street together and have been married for 38 years.

They hope to rebuild what they lost once again.

But Heidi believes everything happens for a reason.

“I think God has a plan,” she said. “We may even get a bigger one. You never know.”

The Zimmerman family looks to get another doublewide trailer and place it where they lost the home.

“We made it through the first one and we will make it through this one,” Lene said. “All we need right now is prayers.”

Those who wish to donate can leave monetary donations to the account of Lene or William Zimmerman at a local Home Bank.