Your Help Makes A Difference For Thousands...
It’s not just important “what” we do
in our work, but “why.” It also
explains why we depend so heavily upon your referrals.
In July,
2004, our family was given the opportunity to visit an outreach in
Hunchun
,
China
. This outreach was doing several
things including running a school for children with many different disabilities.
This school includes housing, feeding, clothing, educating and medically
caring for these children. The
outreach also runs a farm to help provide for the school, a bakery which not
only helps care for the school but also is able to send food across the border
to starving North Korean communities. It
also runs another school in the country town to teach skills to the people of
the community, helping them to achieve in their professional lives and providing
for their families.
The North Korean government has invited the outreach 
to
establish a kindergarten, health care facility, farm and bakery inside secluded
North Korea
. It is a rare invitation, but one
that is making a huge difference in the daily lives and existence of many
children.
Through
Melodie’s family we’ve been connected to another program in the rural
mountains of southwest
India
. This area is very poor and often
families cannot afford to care for their own children.
To address this, Bethany Girls’ Home was established and now cares for
the daily needs of many girls. This
is the same area that was recently hit by deadly flooding and rampant disease.
There have also been many other needs presented to us from the east side
of
Cincinnati
to economically ravaged areas of
Zimbabwe
.
The fuel that keeps us going is knowing we can make a big difference for
thousands. By doing all we can to
take the best care of you and your referrals, we know we can build a business
that can support these programs. However,
we really rely on your heart felt
referrals.
If there is ever anything we can do to help make a difference for you, let
us know. It can be anything from
curiosity about a home selling on your street to needing information about a
business. We are never too busy for
you and never too busy to give the best of care to any of your referrals.
Thank
you for allowing us to be part of a very important part of your life, and thank
you for helping to make a difference in the lives of so many.
Your
Favorite “Hoods,”
Jim & Melodie