OH December 28, 2007

OPERATION HOPE – KUWAIT

A Mission of Mercy

December 28, 2007

Greetings! A new year is facing us and with that is the excitement of waiting to see where the Lord will take OH. What a blessed anticipation!!

Within a week of one another two dear friends have lost a parent. Both were ill and both have gone to be with the Lord, nevertheless both will be greatly missed by their respective families. In memory of each friend's parent a donation of winter warmth for two needy TCN's has been made.

The outstanding balance for the winter bags remains at 13,250 KD. My hope is that the balance will be paid in full with in a month's time. I thank you for whatever support you are able to give toward eliminating our debt. And remember. . . OH is now able to accept corporate support under the umbrella of both the National Evangelical Church of Kuwait and St. Paul's Anglican Church. Simply let them know that your donation is to be earmarked for OH and they will be sure to pass it along to us. All donations made are US tax-deductible.

In 2007 OH has served 9,000 men/women third-country-nationals who are on salaries of less than KD 40 per month ($110 USD) by providing them with winter coats, hats, gloves, socks and thermal underclothing.

Other OH highlights of 2007 include these blessings:

· Eleven TB patients repatriated to their respective countries with 'seed-money' to begin their lives anew.

· Eight families from Middle Eastern countries helped with such needs as rent, food, as well as refrigerator purchased for one who lost their possessions in a house fire early in the year.

· More than twenty third-country-national families assisted through OH for help with their rents, medical assistance, and other necessities.

· One Indian laborer's life has been spared through the purchase of a life-saving feeding tube.

· One hundred twenty Bengali's living on the border of Iraq have received blankets, pillows, rice, sugar, tea, flour and other non-perishable food staples. All of them are on monthly salaries of KD 18 – 25 per month ($48 – 60 USD) and living in metal shacks with no heat/AC/or plumbing.

· Financial & food assistance to several families from the Philippines who are struggling through temporary but difficult times.

· A brand new stove given to a needy Philippine family.

· Used furniture/rugs/and other household items donated to countless third-county-national families in need.

· A used computer given to a needy Indian girl to complete her education.

· Continuous supplies of clothing, reading materials, blankets, pillows, toiletries, and food to the men/women/children living in the embassies of the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. The combined total number of people helped in these embassies is well over 500.

· Prescription medications purchased for needy Arab and TCN people in need.

· Visited the sick in hospitals with no family in Kuwait.

Brothers and sisters there are many others who have been blessed by your support through OPERTION HOPE. I thank you for your willingness to help others in need. You have attended the distribution of coats, delivered food to families in need, packed coat bags, held fundraisers, attended fundraisers, given cash donations; food donations, given us clothing, furniture, blankets, pillows and food, prayed for us, prayed for those we serve, served on the OH committee, forwarded words of encouragement, and seen those we help with new eyes.

I pray that God will bless each of you for all you have done to make a difference in the lives of so many needy men and women in Kuwait. I hope 2008 will be doubly blessed by the One who we serve each time we serve someone in need.

A blessed New Year,

Sheryll Mairza

Founder