Across the land, people like you are helping, Thank You!

The children you are helping are much better off due to you! They learn in fantastic schools and grow mentally and physically just as our children do. Our goal is that all will shamelessly share the love of Christ with their peers. That is awesome and that is all due to you. Without you the story would be dark and sad. The truth is you give light in many ways.

Year End Giving is here

Both you and I see the year come to a close and for many it is now time for an extra blessing or a year end blessing. Please keep us in mind as you make those plans. If you are one of the blessed who itemizes and understands the need for a tax break or other giving incentive give us a call and we can help make your gift last perpetually.

Here are few examples of what is on our hearts in the New Year and where your blessings would go.

• Put more language specific bibles in children’s hands
• Conduct more bible classes for adults, children and youth
• Provide more training and services to families caring for children with disabilities
• Provide teacher training and provide Pastoral training
• Feed the children a good school lunch via“Lunch buddy”
• Raise more general support and support
• for growth here in the USA
• Start a legacy giving fund

Give here and direct where your gift will work.

Fast give form and it will go to where most needed.

Blessings and Peace to you and yours for a wonderful Christmas season with Christ

Mark Presson
CEO Star of Hope
1 866 653 0321

Here are some other things we want you to know about:

Star of Hope is urgently seeking new sponsors to fill the need and a sponsorship is the best way to change a life, this is our number one choice.

A Huge task we have is to feed the students in our schools a healthy school lunch. Our Lunch buddy program needs cash support , if you cannot be a sponsor please consider becoming a lunch buddy where 10 bucks a month changes lives and keeps kids in school.

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This Christmas, a childs Christmas joy might be all up to you. Think about actually becoming a part of the abiding and enduring Christmas process with one more child. This year you can do it and it is easy to make a change in a life. Star of Hope's Gift Catalog will help you put Christ back in Christmas for children around the world and for you too. Our gifts will fill the heart of a child with joy all while you get that warm and fuzzy feeling. Some of your Christmas gifts "Pay It Forward" and have great proven effects. Read about the effects here

So, click here to start with the a quick and easy online signup option or "print and mail in" this mini catalog

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Then there is this, Will you help us get the Star of Hope mini Christmas catalog in the hands of those who are like minded? Its easy read how below.

Here is how it looks:

Print the catalog from this link: Christmas_catalog_mini_letter_duplex_flip_short_edge_-_2_up.pdf

What a blessing for the children if you help us help! Here is a story about one boy who received a Christmas present a few years back from someone like you: https://www.starofhope.us/news/clivens-has-done-great-things

Need more help or want printed copy's? Call us at 866 653 0321 ask for Maria Presson. The online version of the Shop is here is also open for all at www.starofhope.us/shop

Blessings to you and yours.

Star of Hope

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the USA

We are thankful for you

Did you know Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November and that was set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 but where did it come from? Many opinions abound but the accepted account is this; in 1621 the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.
Of course this was the time of giving thanks to God by the pilgrims and to “the creator” by the Wampanoag.

Thanksgiving is a rare holiday in the world. Canada and the USA are the two countries who celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday in a form that we would recognize.
Most of the sixteen countries where we have projects do not celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday. However, Star of Hope staff, and the children in our projects take a moment to be thankful for each sponsor, donor and prayer that provide hope. So if you are a donor or a sponsor we say thank you from our heart.
If you are no a sponsor why not become a Lunch Buddy today and help feed our kids a lunch at school. CLICK HERE

Easy as 1 2 3 "Thanks"

Myrtha Dor, Director, Star of Hope, Haiti Reports...

We have been in Bois Negresse for multiple purposes. Upon all we have done, we have distributed special gift money to 20 children. We have questioned the children to know what they will do with their money. In this new group of children, Cedras Erilus said he would like to do like his older brother Clivens who received special gift money in 2014 and had done great things with his money.

Back in early 2014, Clivens Erilus received money from 2 of his sponsors. His mom Eveline put both amounts together and bought a female sheep for him that was almost ready to give birth. After a month, the sheep gave birth to 2 female babies. From these 3 females sheep and through March 2015 Clivens had 11 sheep.

In March 2015, a thief passed by and took 7 them. 6 of them didn’t want to make the walk with the thief and returned to Clivens. Clivens said that although the sheep returned and was happy, he didn’t sleep nearly for days thinking if ever the thief came back. One day he had the bright idea to own a cow. So, he decided with his mom to sell 9 sheep and bought a gazelle and still keep a female sheep to restart.

Clivens who is 9 years old says he’s happy because owning a cow means big savings for a family in Bois Negresse. He hopes by 2016 his cow will be ready to produce and the female sheep will have many babies behind.

Before going to school, Clivens walks both animals and leave them nearby the school where they can find food. After school, he walks them back home and go to collect woods and water for the family cooking and sometimes come back with herbs for both animals.

Clivens is still thanking his sponsors for gifting him some money that was gifted with their heart for a purpose that the time is revealing. He encourages all parents to act like his mom by taking good decision with the special gift money for their children. He advises his mom to save on Cedras new special gift money to buy him a sheep.

All children and parents thank all sponsors for the special gift money. While Clivens said his money was more than special but was a blessed money!

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See what Garry Corunia one of the managers in Manila writes to a special donor...

"Dear R, Greetings from Manila! Hope all is well with you!

Last night we received the delivery of the Computer units for Taytay PC Lab.  It took some time for the orders to arrive from the store but it's alright now that the units are here already.

It will be a really, really big help to all the students with their computer subjects for now they will be able to enjoy using up to date PCs for use with their classes.

We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your wonderful help to Star of Hope!  God bless you and your family always!

Sincerely yours, Garry"

The computers will mean so much for the students and continue to keep the Star of Hope School in Taytay involved with modern computer science appropiate for the grade levels.

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The weekend in Accra has been anything but calm. Have lots of pictures, video and anteckeningar to go through from the past week. I have had time for a fraction. Will be shared more shortly when I got into some structure in it. Also has a lot of thoughts in my head to be down on paper as feedback to the future.

One thing of many that are very clear, the teachers' commitment. What a job they do. Their role is very important as well. They should förberda children of primary school that places a lot of demands. The children formed for the future. There is a good mix of teachers, I think. Some are recent graduates. Others are veterans with 30 years of experience as a teacher, which also functions as a culture bearer for a good balance.

Some teachers "in action".

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