Together this year, thanks to you! we experienced the joy and accomplishment of changing children’s lives and spreading the Gospel.

All in spite of the lingering Covid Pandemic, economical changes, or any other reason, we never gave up!

We helped the Ukraine refugees at the border every day, today too.

We also kept feeding programs open, feeding kids and families. 

We were able to restart closed programs. Some helped the kids with emotional and psychological pressure due to the pandemic.

Most of our schools found a way to keep the educational process going.

In Haiti, we did more than ever to keep the schools open even under gang violence and the total collapse of the government.

The Awana partnership has continued and the Gospel is shared more than ever.

The 20,000-plus kids our work touches is strong!

Our donors have kept our budget alive, thank you so much as we know this was never to be taken for granted.

You are not taken for granted and we bless you!

More wells were not drilled a the rigs did not move, many have paid for new wells and we are eager to start!

This year our year-end giving will be used primarily to shore up our feeding budget where it is most needed.

More well were drilled.

Your year-end gift is not a one-time deal, it is a hand-up, and together with others like you, your gift has the potential to make thousands of boys and girls happy and feel the love. 

Giving them joy by showing them love can create a positive change in the children and ultimately a whole community. It will, I bet, make you feel warm and fuzzy inside too.

Please consider Star of Hope for your year-end giving, just click here.

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Rich Blessings and thanks!

Mark Presson CEO

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“Buy a goat! Give away a hen!” That's what our Christmas gift tips sound like before every single Christmas - but what happens to the animals afterward? Hundreds of families in Haiti and Romania know the answer to that question. We asked some of them, in rural Romania, to tell us for themselves.

The retired nurse Antonica guides us through the village. She is the fiery soul who has been given a key role in our contact with the Roma families. Her sewing course has turned unemployed mothers into entrepreneurs and her home visits form the basis of the efforts made in the homes. Five-year-old Anastasia and her parents happily greet us as we pass.

"Every time we visit them, the situation is improving," says Antonica. “We have given them pigs, sheep, chickens, goats, and a cow. When the cow gave birth to a calf  the family gave it away to relatives. They've also shared chickens, and they've got a well to share with the neighbor.”

Father Romica, mother Alina, son Stefanut and daughter Anastacia have all been helped by the chickens they received.


Social worker Antonica visits Ionela, the mother of young children.

Our walk takes us on to the Grosu family. Ana is one of the mothers who took Antonica's sewing course. Together with her husband Vasilie, she has nine children.
"Our village is a little out of the way, and we live a little out of the way in the village. No one had visited us until the Star of Hope came here. It has been a great help to us," says Ana.
In the last six years, everything has changed for the family. The livestock they received continue to multiply. Two goats have turned five and a couple of hens have turned 35.

10-year-old Amalia Grosu proudly shows off her chicken.

"That means we have eggs all the time," says Ana. "We have a cow that gives us milk, and the goats give us ten kilos of cheese a year!"
Every animal is a poverty fighter. The children are no longer hungry when they go to bed. They no longer freeze because they lack clothes and no longer have to stay home from school because they lack shoes.
“We have gotten much better. Look at our new nice house! Wow, so much has happened. And my husband has stopped drinking and is taking much more responsibility. He takes good care of the animals and has been good at building the new house. Now I hope he stops smoking too!” says Ana and laughs.

Eight-year-old Stefania and her family have received two goats and a dozen chickens from Hoppets Stjärna.

"The first goat we got is called Diana," says Stefania.
“It's the brown one out there by the road. The newer one is called Puffy. I like both! I usually chase them, but I never catch up!”
Stefania's mother Cornelia supplements the grocery bag by growing vegetables in the backyard and picking mushrooms in the forest.
"The animals have helped us a lot!" she says. "Now we have milk, eggs, and cheese constantly. We have given some chickens to my mother and neighbors, so they can eat eggs. I gave a goat kid to my brother, and of course, he is very happy. We help each other."
What do you want to say to the supporters who bought the animals for you? “I thank them from the bottom of my heart! We have a better life now. I have food on the table every day for my whole family. Thanks!"

Stefania and the goat Diana.


Eight-year-old Stefania and family. "We have had a better life," says the mother, Cornelia.

GIVE A GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS OR YEAR-ROUND HERE
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More Than a Gift at Christmas

In this day and age, we who live in developed countries rarely NEED anything by the time Christmas rolls around.

We have access to everything we want or need. Star of Hope wants to offer you and your family the opportunity to remember and express the good emotions you get when you think back and remember your past Christmas.

You can provide that feeling in a life-changing gift to a child in the developing world. It really is that simple.
Each year, we are able to add more people to our list of Christmas family givers, people like you, people who offer up one of their "wants," dinner out, a movie, or simply a cup of coffee, so that we together pass that "want" onto a child. A child who right now has hope for something at Christmas. It might be you who answers their hope.

You or anyone looking at our online Christmas Catalog can choose from a list of needs in different countries. It is not too late to make a child's dream come true.
Currently, we offer items that the children/projects need, such as rice, beans, books, Bibles, and so much more. Have a look.

Thank you for your consideration.

Mark Presson Star of Hope

Click to go to the online Christmas Catalog.

If you would rather help with a cash donation - Click here.

Hi, we want to introduce or remind you that our Christmas Giving Guide is available to you and your family.

When you participate, you are a “Star of Hope” to a child or family and give a hopeful and bright future. Together, with your help, we can impact lives around the world. 

The Christmas Shop is online here: Christmas Shop 

Thank you!

More information: 

Do you want to print at home the mini version?

Below is an image of the front and back of the Christmas catalog. This year's Christmas catalog contains the most essential items.

Download or print the mini Christmas catalog for 2022 - click here.

More information:

Tell me more about the effects, does it work? With your help, we can do so much: 

You can give a child running from a war the miracle of Christmas.

You can help a mother who wonders how she shall give joy at Christmas.

You can ensure our 20,000 kids will experience some special Christmas gift or event.

At Star of Hope projects around the world, people are hoping someone like you will share the love.

What about the results? You will get a report back.

Here is one of our favorite reports of 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

Do you want or need printed copies, call us at 866 653 0321  

The online Web Shop is also open www.starofhope.us/shop

Enjoy a few Christmas photos from our work.

God Bless you and yours.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the USA

We are thankful to you

Did you know Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November, it 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 for 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 that celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday in a form that we would recognize.

Most of the fourteen 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 hearts.
If you are not a sponsor why not become a Lunch Buddy today and help feed our kids lunch at school? CLICK HERE

Or perhaps you can give a child a hen that will help earn a micro income. Click on the link >  I'll take a hen and give it away.

Easy as 1 2 3 "Thanks"

We are thrilled to bring you the Star of Hope Giving Guide. By participating in the event that includes some, “Pay it Forward” items, you can be a “Star of Hope” to a child or family and give a hopeful and bright future. Together, with your help, we can impact lives around the world. 

The Guide is online here: Christmas Shop 

Together with you, we work with local people groups in 13 countries to identify the greatest needs. Your donations will purchase real gifts for real people. From goats to books, and everything in between. You can help fill those needs.

“Through the years, I have seen with my own eyes the positive impact your generous giving has had on the families and communities we serve,” states Maria Presson. “I have met in the past, children, and families who are blessed to be recipients of Star of Hope’s support. All possible thanks to donors like you. It is a blessing that the education programs and the “pay it forward” program are helping, and will continue to give meaning, and change lives now, and in the future.”

When our Star of Hope teams deliver these life-changing gifts to children and families, we can witness the hope and gratitude in their eyes. Together we can create real change in the lives of children, families, and communities through your generous contributions. Thank you for giving hope, prosperity, and a future to so many in need.

Blessings and wishing you and yours a beautiful holiday season.

Maria Eriksson Presson 

Here is more information about the Christmas Catalog.

Below is an image of the front and back of the Christmas catalog. This year's Christmas catalog contains the most essential items.

It's easy to help, just download and print the catalog from this link:

Download or print the mini Christmas catalog for 2022 - click here.

Below is the bulletin insert, two-sided and which is a great fit for bulletin inserts, churches, and workplaces.

Download, print, or save the bulletin insert - click here.

Tell me more about the effects, does it work? With your help, we can do so much: 

You can give a child running from a war the miracle of Christmas.

You can help a mother who wonders how she shall give joy at Christmas.

You can ensure our 20,000 kids will experience some special Christmas gift or event.

At Star of Hope projects around the world, people are hoping someone like you will share the love.

What about the results? You will get a report back.

Here is one of our favorite reports of 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 help or want printed copies, call us at 866 653 0321  

The online Web Shop is also open www.starofhope.us/shop

Enjoy a few Christmas photos from our work.

God Bless you and yours

As we start our Christmas giving appeal we look back, 30 years ago, when we sent Christmas packages for the first time, then to war-torn Bosnia. Today, yet another affected country needs our help – Ukraine. Where does the Christmas spirit go during burning wars? How do you make a child on the run experience the miracle of Christmas? We found a way 30 years ago when Christmas packages spread joy among the victims of the Bosnian war. Now we see history repeating itself.

Ukraine's children are heading towards their first Christmas in the shadow of war - and we want to give them the joy back. Star of Hope's tradition of handing out Christmas packages kicked off in 1992.

Our co-founder Lennart Eriksson traveled through a war-torn Bosnia with blown-up buildings and bridges. " We went there and prayed to God that no one would shoot at us. It worked," he says.

Before the end of the year, we had sent 70 trucks to Bosnia! Today, three decades later, the Christmas packages spread joy in Europe as well as in Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. It has become possible thanks to all of you who donate money earmarked for Christmas packages.

For the money, we pack packages on-site in each country and distribute them to expectant children who have been longing since last Christmas. We intend to make these children happy again – but we are not stopping there. This year we also want to comfort the children of the war in Ukraine. What we have learned is that every Christmas package carries an unwritten message for the family that receives it: "The world has not forgotten you! We see you, we care, and we will not abandon you and Jesus loves you".

Please visit our shop and send a gift to a child.

Photos from some of our projects at Christmas past.

Here is the #1 item from our shop: