If you get a chance to read Hank's blog from last week please do. I got a chance to sit in on the video interview and was struck by the two children that are part of this family living at the Women and Family Shelter . They are such great kids and its heart breaking to think they could be homeless on the streets. I am also taken back by the giving heart of Houstonians, and the safety they provide for these kids and the rest of the families just like them staying in our facilities. (Check out the Youtube video) .
Just a note: I just looked up the Most Giving Cities in the USA and guess where Houston ranked.
If you missed it on KHOU/11 News last night, you need to watch this video. Got to love what Casey, a gentleman receiving help at Star of Hope’s Women & Family Emergency Shelter says:
“Every day, even though I’m here, I pray for God to give me somebody to help. And if a homeless person can help somebody out, then anybody can.”
Give today at Star of Hope Mission and tell your friends how they can help. It’s as easy as texting “SOH” to 20222 to donate $10.
He had his own small business and a home for his family. As the economy imploded over the past 18 months, he lost his business, and went on unemployment. He and his wife and three children stayed with different family members for a while, until it became too much and they had to move on. No more unemployment and no place else to go, they have sent two daughters to live with a sister in Missouri, and have come to our Women & Family Emergency Shelter with their son this past week for help.
This family is the all too familiar story of “people just like you and me” we are seeing this summer at Star of Hope. It’s tragic how the loss of job and income can take a family through the trauma and tears of desperation and hopelessness. But Star of Hope is choosing to serve all who come our way! Help us make this a “Summer of Hope” as we serve these families and individuals in crisis! And, please pray with us for God’s richest blessings on each one, as we love and care for them through this difficult part of their journey.
This issue includes: - Where Big Dreams Start - A message from Hank Rush - Freed by the Truth - Thank you for packing their lives with promise! - School Supplies for Success! - Think About the Dollar in Your Pocket — by Elizabeth Calvert Hickman - Tribute Gifts - Sharing Their Blessings: Mark and Lisa Ammerman
There’s still time to send a note of encouragement for children at Star of Hope who start back to school on August 23. Please post your note along with the others and we will give them to the children before school starts.
Go to www.sohmission.org for ways to get involved and donate to Charity Houston for the homeless, Star of Hope Mission.
Summer has officially arrived for the families at Star of Hope’s Women & Family Emergency Shelter and the Transitional Living Center! Thanks to our amazing friends at Key Energy Services, Star of Hope families kicked off a “Summer of Hope” with a fun-packed fajita fiesta! This was the 4th year Key Energy has hosted the end-of-school celebration and no detail was overlooked!
This morning, both courtyards at the Transitional Living Center were filled with sombrero-topped smiles, giggles and laughter as our families played carnival games, posed at the photo booth, scored points at the huge, inflatable basketball throw and jumped in the always-popular moonwalk. Popsicles of every flavor, buttered popcorn and luscious paper cones of pink and blue cotton candy were just a few of the delectable treats. Face painters created custom works of art as they created tigers, butterflies and superheros. Not only were there pony rides, but our families also visited the petting zoo with sheep, billygoats, a brown baby llama and a 45-year-old, 80+ pound box turtle.
There was even a very special time of pampering and relaxation for our moms, including manicures and chair massages. Make-up artists from Macy’s at Baybrook Mall generously volunteered their time again this year to delight our moms with professional makeovers and goodie bags.
While everyone enjoyed the festivities, a team of Key Energy volunteers took charge of the kitchen to prepare a spectacular feast! At noon, volunteers served fajitas with all the trimmings along with ice cream bars for dessert. Muy delicioso!
We are grateful for the incredible generosity of Key Energy Services and the many hours of creative planning their volunteers spent to make this morning such a whopping success. It gave our families a time to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of the past school year as they shared some south-of-the-border fun. However, the importance and significance of this event reaches far beyond the few hours of today. Many families at Star of Hope don’t have those special, happy memories that bond your family and mine together. Often their lives are filled only with the memories of abuse, addiction, poverty and bad choices. But today that changed. Key Energy volunteers created fabulous memories that will forever bond Star of Hope families together, touch their hearts and give them hope for a better tomorrow! Today was truly a fiesta de esperanza – a Fiesta of Hope!
were filled with sombrero-topped smiles, giggles and laughter as our families played carnival games, posed at the photo booth, scored points at the huge, inflatable basketball throw and jumped in the always-popular moonwalk. Popsicles of every flavor, buttered popcorn and luscious paper cones of pink and blue cotton candy were just a few of the delectable treats. Face painters created custom works of art as they created tigers, butterflies and superheros. Not only were there pony rides, but our families also visited the petting zoo with sheep, billygoats, a brown baby llama and a 45-year-old, 80+ pound box turtle. 
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