OPERATION HOPE – KUWAIT
A Mission of Mercy
December 17, 2007
Greetings one and all. . .
I happened across an ad at Starbucks which read, "Doing nice things for others makes you feel warm inside." How very true that is! Each and every time we buy a coat, pack it, and give it away we feel warmth in the depth of our spirit. Every time someone gives us a donation they claim to have the same feeling. Let us try to imagine just how the recipients feel when he or she receives the unexpected gift of warmth that OH gives?
Today's update is, like most others, full of blessed news! Read through the whole of this message to know what I mean.
On December 10th families from the Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC) camp invited OH to an evening of dessert, sharing and gifting. What a wonderful time it was ~ desserts were gorgeous; the room was decorated beautifully; and through the generous giving of the SAC families OH was gifted with the sum of KD 1,049. Several days following our visit the same families distributed 180 winter bags to needy TCN workers around the SAC camp.
On December 14th OH volunteers distributed 1,200 winter bags to Tamil-speaking Indian laborers.
Friday, December 15th the National Evangelical Church of Kuwait's Harvest Festival Committee made a donation of KD 2,000 to OH! What a blessing!!
OH thanks the anonymous donor of $500 (USD) from the National Evangelical Church of Kuwait and my thanks to the NECK for passing on the donation to us.
I received an email from Nicole, a German woman, who in passing through Kuwait last winter (literally spending a few hours in this country), helped us to distribute 1,000 winter bags to needy third-country-nationals. She writes that she would like to gift OH with coats and other winter apparel! What a blessed offering she makes from afar and one that is sure to bless the needy here.
The good men and women from the 386th EMDG (US Armed Forces) have donated $335.00 towards the work OH endeavors to do. We give thanks to God for these precious people who, so far from their own homes and families, are thinking of others less fortunate! We pray protection over ALL armed forces serving world-wide and a special prayer for those serving here in Kuwait and Iraq .
OLEK – Spanish Speaking Ladies Association has pledged their support for 2008! We look forward to having your help and thank you in advance!
Mr. Parsons donated a brand new cooking stove, which in turn was given to a needy Philippine family. They have been so very blessed by this gift! Thanks Mr. Parsons for being so generous!
A physician at the Chest Diseases Hospital in Kuwait wrote a letter to OH asking if we could help a poor Indian laborer who was in need of a feeding tube. His very survival, we were informed, was dependent upon this tube. By God's grace OH has been able to purchase the needed item for KD 200 and we are profoundly moved and blessed that we could help.
Please know that every fil makes a difference in what OH is able to do! To date, through your generosity, we have been able to distribute 8,000 coats, hats, gloves, thermal underclothing, and socks to needy third-country-nationals this winter.
A last shipment of 1,000 coats, hats, gloves, and socks will be brought to my home today for packing. I would like to invite YOU to help us assemble these winter bags on Friday, December 21st at 12 PM. Please RSVP your commitment to ophopevolunteer@yahoo.com as soon as possible. This will be our LAST coat-packing for winter 2007, so PLEASE join us.
The total of OH's outstanding debt for coats and other winter apparel now stands at KD 16,500. This total encompasses the whole of 9,000 coats, hats, gloves, socks; and 5,000 thermal underclothing sets.
If you have meant to gift OH with your support and have not yet done so, this would be the time. For those of you who have gifted us ~ we thank you for your help.
In God I trust,
Sheryll Mairza
Founder
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