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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:

Here is an excellent update on the current Ukrainian war relief efforts

Blessings to you and your family.

Our preparations to receive Ukrainian refugees in 2022 started back in 1989. We just hadn't realized it.

During our 33 years on the ground in Romania, we have changed the lives of children with disabilities. No words of praise are enough for the Romanian front-line workers who have dedicated their lives to these children!

With each passing year, they have acquired more knowledge and experience. And now, with hundreds of thousands of refugees crossing the border, their skills are what refugees with disabilities need. So when Romania's authorities started asking for people who could help refugee children with disabilities, our workers were already standing at the border and receiving families in need.

The help you give your fellow human beings can leave shimmering rings on the water decades later. On the second day of Ukraine's war with Russia, front-line workers from Star of Hope Romania went to the Ukrainian border. Since then, we have helped over 12,000 Ukrainian refugees with your support.

 "The goal is for them to live as normal as possible here. Helping them comes naturally to us because they are a target group that we have worked with for over 30 years," says our Romanian operations manager, Aura Vatamaniuc. (see image above)

Today, three work teams work in shifts to meet their needs. At the first meeting, we offer the fleeing families water, food, medicine, hygiene items, and emotional support. In addition, we arrange various activities for the children, to help them disconnect from their war experiences for a while and be carefree children again.

Our efforts have attracted the attention of UNICEF, who, after many visits to centers and border crossings, decided to start a collaboration with us. Thanks to that, we can now take on a new group of refugees. We provide them with accommodation, food, clothing, health care, education, leisure activities, and counseling.

This collaboration covers 4,330 Ukrainian children, and the children with disabilities have access to rehabilitation at the Star of Hope center in Romania. There, we work with, among other things, physiotherapy, speech therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. - "This mainly concerns children with Down's syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy," says Aura.

Aura's heart beats a little extra for all the single mothers she has met. Those mothers, who were not single six months ago, were forced to say goodbye to the children's fathers in Ukraine. They are now forced to rebuild their lives, on their own, without a stable foundation to stand on.

At each center and border crossing, there is now at least one refugee that we have employed. In this way, these mothers get the chance to help their compatriots and, at the same time, earn their living. All the excellent work that is being accomplished makes Aura proud, but at the same time, she points out that the work must continue. For a family on the run, Star of Hope's help can make all the difference in the world.

The fact that the state and UNICEF want to cooperate with Star of Hope Romania, affirms our competence. Gratitude overwhelms me at the thought that our 33 years of work are turning into joy for a new group of children when they need it most.

Those who are never been forced from their homes cannot understand how it feels - but we know that running away becomes even more difficult for children with disabilities. Right now, we are the right people, at the right place and time, ready to welcome these children and guide their families into a new existence.

Thousands have received help - but the needs are even more significant. Join us and help us take care of more!

Warm greetings, Mark Presson

Star of Hope CEO

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