P.O. Box 51824 Knoxville, TN 37950 Winter Newsletter, 2016 Volume 49 865-584-7571 (Fax) 865-584-7574 MOH KEY CALENDAR DATES 2016 (E-Mail) [email protected] www.missionofhope.org January 2016 Thank You Letters & Receipts & Phone Calls Inside this Newsletter: Winter 2016 ͞^ŽƵƉĨŽƌƚŚĞ,ŽƉĞ͟&ŽŽĚŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶƌŝǀĞƐ March 31 & 4/1 Outreach & Distribution Event ʹ Oneida, TN Christmas 2 April 1 Construction Ministry & Handicap Ramps Builds Begin Program April ? Alice Lloyd College ʹ Scholars Recognition Trip April ? Outreach & Distribution Event ʹ Blaine, KY Sponsors & 2 April ? Lincoln Memorial University ʹ Scholars Recognition Trip Supporters April ? Repair Fair Event ʹ Middlesboro & Pineville, KY Owsley County 2 May 7 Day in The Park Outreach Event ʹ Sneedville, TN School May End of School Year Parties ʹ MOH Volunteer Teams May Scholarship Program Fundraising Event Blessed Year 3 June 25 Day in The Park Outreach Event ʹ Oneida, TN June ? HOPE Academy ʹ Black Mountain, KY Keyboards Concert 3 June, July, August Summer Mission Trips to Appalachia (By Church Team Groups) July & August 19th Annual Back to School Program Thank-You 3 August ? Stuff the Bus Back to School Collection at the Pinnacle ʹ Turkey Creek August 12 13th Annual Mission of Hope & Chick-fil-A Golf Classic Acrostic August ? ƌƵŝƐŝŶ͛&Žƌ<ŝĚƐĂƌ^ŚŽǁĂƚ:ŽĞEĞƵďĞƌƚ Co. on Clinton Hwy Ramp Miracle 4 August ? Outreach & Distribution Event ʹ Sneedville, TN September ? Repair Fair Event ʹ Williamsburg, KY Bibles for the 4 September ? Outreach & Distribution Event ʹ Hazard, KY October ? Outreach & Distribution Event ʹ Williamsburg, KY Hope October 31 Construction Ministry & Handicap Ramps Builds Ends November 3 Annual Celebration & Fund Raising Banquet Note: Dates & Locations will be November ? Zoo for the Hope Food Drive @ Knoxville Zoo confirmed for upcoming events th November ? 4 Annual Christmas Drive Collection at Pinnacle ʹ Turkey Creek on the Mission of Hope Website November ? Keyboards at Christmas (Tennessee Theater) (www.missionofhope.org) and st November ? thru 21 Annual Christmas Program and Barrel ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŵĞƚƚĞ͛Ɛ-mail December ? Collection Drives in Knoxville and Lexington Updates. December ? LMU Christmas Concert & Tree Lighting (Toy Collection for MOH) For More Details: December ? UT Lady Vols Basketball Game (Toy Collection for MOH) Call 865-584-7571 or Toll Free 877-627-1909. Greetings Dear Friends: Christmas deliveries to our 27 schools during December were made without a hint of snow. Weather conditions were more spring and summer likeͶlots of rain and warm temperatures. Your kindness and generosity enabled us to assist more than 18,000 children and their families and friends in poverty-stricken Appalachian communities throughout Northeast Tennessee and Southeast Kentucky. We also provided several mountain ministry centers with items to distribute to the needy in the areas they serve. We are grateful to each of you for your generosity and support of the Mission of Hope. What an incredible feeling it is to be able to offer a hand up to so many special ways. My sincere thanks to our collection and media sponsors, transportation providers, donors, prayer partners and our amazing family of Mission of Hope Volunteers. May God bless and protect you and your families each and every day with hope-filled hearts! Emmette Thompson, Executive [email protected] 1 20TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM A big thank you goes to our Most of us are blessed Mildred Queen, Clothing; Gail with warm homes, clothes, many MOH Volunteers who Brooks and Don Jones, Food; plenty of food, and worked countless hours to see Bonnie Bayless and Jackie employment to provide for that our Christmas deliveries Johnson, Hygiene; Jara Allen our needs. Many in rural were made on schedule. They Gillett, Suzanne Burnette, Pat Appalachia are struggling to are indeed amazing, awesome, and Mac McCarter, Laura Peck, provide basic necessities for incredible and devoted. They are the true HERO'S OF THE and Cap Smith, Toys; Stan Starr, their children each and Transportation and Deliveries; every day. We supplied HOPE! Our special thanks to the following Volunteers for Johnnie Barry and Martha approximately 18,000 serving as coordinators and Murray, Volunteers; Bud students and their family team leaders for our Christmas Brickeen, Pete Hoke, Jim members with NEW clothes Program.: Montgomery and David Burnett, and toys and food and Leadership Coordinators: Warehouse; Jill and Russell hygiene items. We are Wayne Jones and Joe Peck, Travis, Lexington Coordinators; grateful for God's provisions Barrel Placement; Joe Peck Emmette Thompson, Shirley and for our Donors and and Wayne Jones, Drivers and Plant, Diane Webster and Lesa Sponsors who make our Pick Ups; Helen Jones, Buyer; Medley, MOH office staff. work possible. Mary Emma Bunch and SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS OF CHRISTMAS DRIVE The help and support that Sears, Mercedes-Benz of Fleenor Security Systems, Robert W. Thanks to The Mission of Hope receives from Knoxville and Land Rover Elliott & Assoc. and Rothchild Pinnacle at sponsors, donors, supporters Knoxville. Catering and Event Rentals. Turkey Creek for and dedicated volunteers is Media Sponsors: WBIR-TV Lexington, KY Sponsors: Chick-fil-A what makes its Christmas Drive 10, The Knoxville News- Central Kentucky, Appalachian sponsoring the possible each year. We extend Sentinel, WRJZ Joy 620 AM Regional Healthcare (ARH), Curves, ȃȱȄȱ our sincere thanks and heartfelt and Cumulus Media Lexington Family Magazine, benefit for the gratitude to each of these dear Knoxville (WIVK 107.7, Lexington Herald-Leader, WKYT-TV, Mission of Hope friends. News Talk 98.7 and The Bull Country 98.1, and Christian on November 20. Major Sponsors: Chick-fil-A SportsRadio WNML FM Broadcasting System Lexington (770 Knoxville, Food City, Home 99.1. AM WCGW, Life 99.1 FM WJMM Federal, Kmart, Knoxville TVA Co-Sponsors: ŽůĞŵĂŶ͛Ɛ and NewsRadio 630 WLAP). Employees Credit Union, CVS, Printing and Awards, CHRISTMAS AT OWSLEY COUNTY ELEMENTARY Mission of Hope provides a ͞ǁŽŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚ͟SCHOOL by grades have watched Christmas come special Christmas to kids at and selected the toys they early for these students for 27 different schools located wanted to call their very many years, say this day brings in Southeast KY and own. They also received a lot more than a bag full of Northeast TN. Students at hygiene packs and other toys for each child. Owsley County Elementary necessities. "With the resources we have received a big surprise when "They smile the rest of there is only so much we can Mission of Hope visited their the day because they feel do. Christmas is about giving, school just before Christmas like someone cares about and if you can give a child a break. them from outside of their good holiday and a smile . After bringing in box after family . they feel like that is pretty amazing," box, volunteers transformed they have a chance," said explained Cornett. the school gym into a toy teacher James Cornett. "This group really fills a big store. Students entered this Teachers like Cornett, who void in this county," said Cornett. 2 A BLESSED YEAR FOR MOH MINISTRY We were richly blessed in 2015 with the privilege of Evangelism. It is our approach to help those in dire need and serving those who need our help the most throughout yet insure accountability for our supporters. Last year we put rural Appalachian communities. By working with 91 cents of every dollar back into our ministry. Christmas will elementary schools and mountain ministry centers located always be the gift of the Christ Child. In our year-round in these areas, we are making a difference by assisting ministry, we incur expenses from time to time that are not those in the depth of poverty. Our hearts truly break for always in our budget. We are now attempting to get a better those who are struggling in areas which offer little delivery box truck. We will be selecting a new class of opportunity for new jobs or prosperity. Many coal mining Scholars this spring. It is our desire to locate new ministries jobs that provided economic stability for many in years which might need a hand up in as they serve others. past have been totally eliminated. We would be most grateful if you would deem the Mission We minister in a variety of ways at the HOPE. Envision a of Hope worthy of a financial donation. For additional tree with two roots and seven branches. The two roots we information or to make a donation please contact the serve the rural poor through are our Elementary Schools Mission of Hope office at 865-584-7571. You may mail a and Mountain Ministry Centers. The seven branches are: donation to Mission of Hope at P.O. Box 51824, Knoxville, TN Resource Distribution, Back-to-School Program, Christmas 37950. Donations may also be given by going online at Program, Healthcare, Construction, Scholarship and www.missionofhope.org. KEYBOARDS AT CHRISTMAS CONCERT Thanks to the How grateful we are to sponsor friends and to come by or call the Lady Vols and the Knoxville Zoo for Donna McNeilly and all who attended this Mission of Hope Office sponsoring events Pianists for the awesome program. (865-584-7571) to order to collect toys and ͞<ĞLJďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͟ We are so excited that your DVD. You may pay by food items for our concert at the Tennessee we now have a way for cash, check and or credit Christmas campaign. Theatre on November 29. our MOH friends to card. This is a wonderful It was a beautiful display remember and to enjoy way for anyone who may of talent and love for this wonderful evening not have been able to music. We are most for days to come. We attend to enjoy the ³.H\ERDUGVDW appreciative that they have been fortunate to concert.