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January - 2012: Make It A Year of 'No Regrets!'

 

Hope. Where is the hope? Chuck Colson was quoted in a Steven Curtis Chapman song as saying, "Where is the hope? -- The hope that each of us has is not in who governs us, or what laws we pass, or what great things we do as a nation..."  So, where is hope to be found as we head into the new year of 2012? We need more than resolutions, we need real solutions!

 

Hope is like an investment: what you place your hope in will determine the return you will receive. Have you placed your hope in a safe place?

Hope is a big word, a powerful word. But it is more than a word. Hope itself is powerful. It has the power to direct our lives, for what we place our hope in determines the path we take. But sometimes that path leads to a dead end.
  
On a practical level, we can see how prone we are to 'gamble' with hope by looking at the stock market: we invest in what promises to bring a good return, and sometimes we are lucky. But equally so, we can lose not only our investment, but our shirt! And disappointment, discouragement, even depression, follows as the reality of a wrong investment stares us in the face. Hope misplaced is also powerful. 

We often toss hope like dice, hoping for a win. We do this almost unconsciously in the small things, but this can set us up for gambling with hope in the big things like job security, planning for retirement, or the governing of our nation.
 

So, let's be real about hope. Whether we're talking about financial possibilities, candidates, or what we will build our personal lives and families on -- placing our hope in an unknown, unproven quantity yields zero guarantees. But! There is one good place to invest our hope...

 

If we will place our hope in God, He promises that all will work together for our good, including all the 'bad investments' we've made in the past. Now, who could ask for a better return? This is an investment that will not disappoint, no matter what you go through. Guaranteed.

 

OPERATION HEARTLIFT & OPERATION ARC

 






Mission: Christmas Care

Thank You From our Troops #1
"I received one of your care packages the other day. I am currently deployed to Afghanistan and wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support. My fellow soldiers and I appreciate the homemade cookies and sentiment sent during this Holiday Season that we are spending away from home. I would also like to thank Sally Hopkins, whose card I received in the package, for her words of encouragement.  We are not authorized to distribute photographs of us while deployed outside of Official Channels via the Public Affairs Office at USASOC Command. I apologize for this, but I hope that the email can suffice to express our gratitude for all of your support. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Thank you very much,  Tim."

Thanks to everyone who helped us send Survival Bracelets, homemade cookies, cards and other goodies to a whole Battalion of Special Forces Troops in Afghanistan this Christmas.

See article in Petaluma Patch on this year's effort here.

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Helping to rescue at risk children such as the children of prostitutes out of India's 'red light districts,' and young girls from sex-trafficking here in the United States.

Please help us rescue at-risk-children from sex-trafficking
For a Donation of $20 or more we will be happy to send you
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Thank You! All donations for OHL & OARC go directly to these projects.

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"The Sky's Not Falling"
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We were able to send Survival Bracelets, goodies & cards to a wehole Battalion of Special Forces Troops in Afghanistan this Christmas.

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
"Thank you, Sharon, for the role in which you provide a platform for Troops, as well as us Veterans, to be able to "Voice"; by allowing us to be part of something bigger than ourselves in making a difference in society and in our world. Again, Thank You." -Yolanda Jones, OIF Veteran & author of Scarred, But Not Broken"

"It is great that America has been able to help so many other nations. It has been able to do so because it was first taking care of its own families and citizens. Now, in a time where we are facing an economic crisis, it is time to once again look at investing in America, so it can continue to help others as well. Thank you Sharon for showing ways Americans can support America during its time of weakness." -Scott Brown
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