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Dear Friend,

I had read stories and seen pictures, so I thought I was ready for it.

But nothing could have prepared me for this.

The sights were enough to make a grown man cry. And the smell the smellwas indescribable.

Im talking about La Chureca the most hopeless place on Earth .

La Chureca, located in Nicaragua, is the largest garbage dump in Latin America,spanning about 5 square miles.

And hundreds of children call it home.

These kids, many of them orphans, have nowhere else to go. They rummagethrough the mountains of trash, searching for anything they can sell scraps of plasticand metal, old cans.

And all too often, the kids of La Chureca also scrounge through this dumpfor food.

Your heart would break if you saw these kids, rummaging through the trash for something anything that could make the hunger go away.

Usually they end up eating scraps of foodthat even the dogs have rejected.

Think of your own kids or grandkids.Think of how much pain you would feel if theyhad to live a life like this.

Wh h ld l k h kid f L

4841 Dillon Dr., Pueblo, CO 81008www.operationmercyministries.com

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I started Operation Mercy Ministries 25 years agoto help the children of Nicaragua. This CentralAmerican nation has been ravaged by political unrestand civil war for decades.

Because of the political climate, many charitieseither cant or wont operate here, making OperationMercy Ministries one of the few options thesekids have.

We have feeding centers set up in several

locations throughout the country to feed, clothe, and provide medical care for Nicaraguaschildren. When these kids show up at the centers they feel comfort for the first timein their short little lives.

And they also feel the love of Christ.

Jesus answered, It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4)

Its sad but true many of these children have never learned about Jesus andHis love for us.

At our feeding centers, Operation Mercy Ministries nourishes the soul as wellas the body by teaching these forgotten children the love of Christ.

Running Operation Mercy Ministries is tough and tiring work but let meask you:

Have you ever heard a small child pray for the first time?

When I hear those sweet children prayingfor the first time, or learning about their Savior Jesus Christ, it makes it all worthwhile.

Weve set up hundreds of Bible studyclasses over the years.

When you see this girl, do you see her asthe world sees her? Or do you see herthrough Heavens eyesas a daughter of God with endless potential?


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Perhaps officials were embarrassed that a church was doing more to help thesekids than the government was.

I refuse to watch these kids starve. I refuse to let them eat trash just to

stay alive.With the help of a local pastor, we have found a new location to rebuild the

church and continue feeding these children body and soul.

Thanks to pressure from Spain and other outside groups, were confident thatthe government wont be able to tear down this church as they did the last one.

The local residents are willing to help build the church/feeding center and havereceived all the necessary permits but they need the materials.

They dont want to build the church out of trash, like they do their own homes.This House of God deserves better than that.

The entire project will cost about $8,500.

Normally, Operation Mercy Ministriesmay have been able to afford this. But food

prices have risen more than 40% over the pastyear alone. Rice, beans and vegetable oil areall at or near record highs.

Our resources are stretched about as thinas they can get right now.

But I think you will agree with me, thatthe kids of La Chureca need to receive basicfood and knowledge of the love of Jesus.

Will you help me?I need two things from you:

1) Please pray for La Chureca. Pray that the government will stop hurting thesechildren And please pray that we can finish building the new church and

This is the site of the future La Churecachurch and feeding center. This center willsave hundreds of lives and souls but only if kind Christians like you will help us.


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If you are truly blessed, and can give more, $250 will feed ALL the children of La Chureca for a day. Your gift, however big or small, will bring hope to the mosthopeless place on Earth.

If you make a donation of $24 or more, I will put your name on our Samaritan Roster , which I will proudly display in our new church and feeding center.

I think its important that these children know your name, so that you can stand asan example to them of Christian love.

This Samaritan Roster might not be much, but its our simple way of saying

Thank You.These kids may never meet the strangers who gave them food, medicine, and

knowledge of Christ. But when they look at that Samaritan Roster on the wall, theywill see YOUR name, know YOU care and YOUR compassion will fill their hearts.

And believe me when I say those children will fold their little hands, closetheir eyes, and thank God for YOU the stranger who cared.

What more can you ask for?

Please, join me in saving the children of La Chureca. We must move quickly and build this church and feeding center immediately. Every day we wait, is another daythese forgotten children go hungry.

The forgotten children of Nicaragua need you. Please let them know that they arenot lost to God, and they are not lost to you.

I hope to hear from you very soon.

Your Brother in Christ,

Jim WoodallPresident

PS Cecilia (right) has lived her whole life in the dump


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URGENT REPLY TO THE CHILDREN OF LA CHURECA

Dear Jim,

Please tell the children of La Chureca and

Nicaragua that they are not lost to God, and theyare certainly not lost to me! I will be there for them by helping you build this new church andfeeding center they so desperately need. Pleaseaccept my gift of:

o$24* This gift will provide up to four monthsof medicine for a sick child.

o $50 This will purchase Bibles for an entire Bible study class. Many of thesechildren have never owned a Bible before your gift will change that.

o $100 This generous gift will feed forty children for an entire week!

o $250 This is enough to feed all the children of La Chureca for one day. What a blessing this would be!

o Other $________ -- All gifts are greatly appreciated and needed more than you mayever know. Thank you.

*If you give $24 or more, we would like to say Thank You by placing your name onour Samaritan Roster , which will be proudly hung in our new feeding center and church.

You will stand as an example to these children of what it means to be a Christian.

O P E R A T I O NM E R C Ym i n i s t r i e s

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