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Happy March! Spring fever is all around and the signs of new life are among us:) As we transition into a new season, let it be a new chapter in your life full of hope and promise. This is all possible through our Savior, Jesus!
Our annual virtual fundraiser is this month and can be viewed on our website: www.angelheartofhope.org March 15th-17th. Please pray over our event and how you can help support the families who have a child with cancer/life-threatening illnesses. They face many challenges including extra financial burdens and stress due to hospital stays. Your support gives hope to these families through our gifts and financial assistance programs. None of us at Angel Heart of Hope have a salary and we can't do this without YOU! No donation is too small and we are always accepting donations because the needs are ongoing.
We thank all of our volunteers, donors and annual Business Sponsors for YOUR support! We are ALWAYS in need of business annual sponsors to support our families throughout the year. This is how we receive some of our greatest amount of funding to help support our programs.
You can also help us by sharing this information with businesses you think may be interested in helping these children. You can have them contact: brenda@angelheartofhope.org for a sponsor packet and remind them that we are a 501(c)(3) and that their contributions are tax-deductible.
Our Golden Sponsor is Johnston Orthodontics. If you or your child needs an AWESOME orthodontist, look no further, and call 864-877-2929 or visit: www.johnstonorthodontics.com. We are so thankful for the excellent care that they provided to Bella and our family.
Our Silver Sponsor is D&D Motors. If you are looking to buy or sell a vehicle, please don't look any further for excellent service and contact them at 888-253-5950 or visit: www.ddmotors.com
Also, our other Silver Sponsors are A&B Horizons, Ion ERP Inc. and Intra-Cloud Dynamics. For more information please visit: www.intraclouddynamics.com
Remember our ministry in prayer, the families we serve and the medical teams that care for children with life- threatening illnesses. We are truly humbled and blessed to be on this journey of faith. If you would like me to add your name to the prayer list, please email me at: brenda@angelheartofhope.org and I will update the prayer list regularly. You can also email me with any specific prayer requests that you want me to pray about privately. God is love. Treat everyone with love and kindness.
Hera Lainey has legally changed her to name to Thomasin Grace. She is a music singing artist and a dear friend who created a single "Some People Never", written and sung by her in memory of Bella. It is available for purchase on itunes and various music sites. 100% of the proceeds from this song will go towards our ministry! It is a beautiful tribute! Areshi, Thomasin's partner is also a musician at: www.areshimusic.com. Thomasin's website is still: www.heralainey.com.
If you donate to UNITED WAY through your paycheck, you can have our ministry as the recipient. Just write/type in Bella Muntean- Angel Heart of Hope Ministry. If you have chosen our ministry as a recipient of United Way, please feel free to let me know because we would like to thank you since United Way is unable to release donor information.
Also, if you make any donations on our FACEBOOK page please let us know because they don't release donor information.
The monthly message is: Death is Defeated!
Filmmakers Jim and Jamie Dutcher, are known for their knowledge of wolves. When wolves are happy they wag their tails and romp about. However, after one of their pack members dies, they grieve for weeks. They visit the place where the pack member died with tails drooping and mournful howls.
Grief is a powerful emotion that we will all experience in our lifetime. It is a gripping pain when we lose a loved one or hope of their healing. Mary Magdalene experienced it. She had traveled with and helped support Jesus and His disciples (Luke 8:1-3). But His cruel and horrific death on a cross separated them. The only thing left for Mary to do for Jesus was to finish anointing His body for burial- a task the Sabbath had interrupted. Imagine how Mary felt when she found not a tortured and lifeless body but a living Savior! She didn't recognize at first the man standing before her until He spoke her name and she knew it was Jesus! Instantly, her heart wrenching grief turned to joy! Mary had joyful news to share with the disciples: "I have seen the Lord!" (John 20:18).
The thought of death for many, including myself, causes fear. I treasure a conversation that I once had with Bella during her cancer journey. She asked me, "Ma, are you afraid to die?" I told her, "Yes, Bella, I am afraid to die because I don't know how it will end and if I will suffer, drown, be in a car accident, etc..." She looked at me with tender and wise eyes and said, "Ma, that is only temporary, you aren't looking at the whole picture of eternity."
Bella's faith despite her intense battle with cancer was unwavering. She was confident in her salvation and not afraid of death knowing, without a doubt, that she would spend eternity with Jesus and that we would all be together one day, rejoicing in His presence forever. She taught me more about life than I ever taught her.
Death may seem so bleak and hopeless but Jesus entered our dark world to bring freedom and life for all! His resurrection celebrates that He accomplished what He set out to do and be a living hope for those who believe in Him.
Yes, we grieve over the loss of loved ones but death cannot defeat us when we are believers in Jesus. For those who believe in Him, we will not perish but have eternal life. Share the good news with everyone: Jesus is our living Hope!
Scripture verse: John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Wishing you all many blessings,
In Peace and Love,
Brenda
PRAYER SECTION:
Please pray for continual peace, comfort and strength for the families- Muntean, Mellott, Donelli, Rightenour, Witt, Forcier, Lurtey, Gleason, DiStefano, Gosnell, Kocis-Brown, Heos, Coffman,Gibble-Wavle, Hickman, Daniel, Irish, Edwards' families, Murphy & Broome Families, Ginny's family, Travis Miller's family,Mildred, Kim Green, Dixie Neff and family, Donna Turner, Murray, Strasser, Turner , Wargo, Lupas, Foster, Greene, Perry, Cummings, Wrobel, Kim Stepp, Marrow, Geer, Wiggins, Jones, Johnson, Scarborough/Biggerstaff, Smith, Dixon, Jones, Fickell, Manwaring, Kojah, Franzen, Glen, Ginger Wray's family, Regina Boyter's family, Amphan, Misty Johnson's family, Cotos, Hicks, Brianna Hyman, Corinna Cochran's family, Grant, Mullen, Buterbaugh, Linn, Daniels, Watkins and Smith families, Robinson, Creech , Gallman, Steep, White, Lancaster, Cotos, Griffin, Moore, Robert's, Matson , Frady, Mund, Hunter's family plus all of the families who are forever hurting because of losing a child or loved one.
Also, please pray for complete healing and needs for our dear friends: Samantha Stacy,Steve Pollard, Molly Gritt, Pam Melton,Julie and Hayden Pare,Bonnie Vaughan, Dorin, Linda Creel, Suzanne Greene, Doris Howell,Sally Hooch,Sam & Elaine Brown,Christian Rhett,Jarus Amphan, Katie,Chumpon Tantawanichpisal,Tricia, Louisa, Judy,Pam,Gary,Florence,Hailey, Isaiah,Sidney,Jeff, Jordan, Kelli Myers, Abbi and McKinley, Marian,John, Christopher, little Kylie &Char, Carrie, Licita Rogers and sister Tomeka Hall, Gerry DiStefano, Deborah DiStefano-remission from cancer, Jennifer Woolman, Paulette, Julie, Larry Spivey, Sue, Wanda,Fanny and Flavio, Annette Hunter, Walter and Holly Kondracki,Kristen and Steve, Dendall Wood, Eric-to be seizure free, Brian, Casey O'Brien-Minnesota Gopher battling osteosarcoma cancer, Trina, Lauren Keraga, Anabel, Sandy, Laura, Liliana Maysonet- complete healing from cancer,Laurenda,Cindy,Michael,Bobbie, Jesse, Roger, Kelly Arnold, Noah, Stanley, London, Paula Blair, Jordan, Ken Isaacson,Lisa Bryson, John, Sharon Ditto, Larry,Lisa,Melinda, Karla, Priscilla, Nancy Watson and Darrell,Linda,Sandra,Dawn,Nathalie, Melanie, Tess,Cameron, Kim Stepp, Will (remain cancer free forevermore), Janice,Ella,Hannah, Alyssa, Brady, Bonnie, Stephanie, Jillian Woodring-leukemia, Whitney Williams-8 yr old with afibrinogenemia, Michaela & Tyler Shelley,Sarah, Jada-6 yr old in remission from cancer, Lawson (14 yr old recently diagnosed with cancer),Avery Magliorisi (for proper treatment and complete healing of her eating disorder and for the family), Brigitte, Collene, Gabby, Silvia, Ingrid, Missy, Demere and Laura, Ralphaelo, Doug Edwards, Paul, David, Susan, Janice Hammond, Selah Henderson-child in remission from cancer, Addie Freeman-child in remission from cancer and Amari Kalu-child in remission from cancer,Lucca,Jameson, Diego, Tristan, Miss Peyton-cancer, Master Peyton-cancer, Elizabeth, Caillyn(remain cancer free forevermore), Ally, 5 yr old Carter, Valentina-child cancer, Hazel, Isaiah, Evie-child with cancer,Abbie Barnette-in remission from cancer, Maddie Barnett-in remission from cancer, Sylvia, Terry, Kostas Halkias, Kim,James Green, Gunner, Kayla Graham, Lucas, Frank Tocci, Keane, J.C. Schow, Cailin, Stanley,Christopher, Doug,Joyce Galloway , Anna-IBS, Ritsuko, Carla, David Freed-remission from cancer, Jaceon-child with sickle cell anemia, 6 yr old David William Krieger-Robinson complete healing from cancer-A.L.L. Leukemia, David-15 yr old with cancer, Jeanette, Rosalie, Ollie, Skylar Legano-teen with osteosarcoma (bone cancer), Raluca Christina, Kim, Simona Buliga, Alonzo, Ben Armstrong,Mary Catherine, Chris who has a brain tumor to be completely healed, Bob, April, Scott, Chad, Mick, Angela, Charite, Jammie-healing from ovarian cancer, Obadiah Hall, Sue, Ariel Griffith. Alyssa Jones (in remission from cancer),Jarrod Holt, Nyleek, Anahi, Levi, Keandre, Kieli, Kenzie, Violet, Jayden, baby Lindsey, Chloe Bella, Allyson Pack-Adair,, Valerie, Judy, Kristy, Tyler, Lila, Joe Kane, John Hampton, Vivian Laws, Faith, Nancy, Cosmin Florian, Mikel Lee, Dave Sherman , Laylah, Dakota, Jaicee, Taryn, Kelly Malena, Betty, Addidlyn Holmes,Mark Gomol, Don Smith, Dee Hook, Hunter, Brandon, Izzy Dugle, Tommy and Wanda Norris, Jim, Donna, Caroline Kirk, Dorothy, Connie, Walker, Richard, Saroja Sunkari, Anika Karp, Ramsey Gaines and the Gaines family, Travis B, Alvin Mwenda, Tish Cleveland, Anthony, Deanna, Gracie & family, Logan, Lettie, Leonard, Kathy, Tripp, Tudor, Grant, Mia, Noah Tyree, Amanda, Ezekiel, Erika and Hezekiah Spann's family, Isaiah Johnson, Leonard, Frank, David Williams, Brandon Elliott, Paul, Al, Emma, Frank, Cindy Dill, Jane, Mike Macgregor, Janet Cruz, Hannah, Steve, Monna, Kathryn, AJ, Alejandro, Sara, Myron, Cory, Egypt, Sebastian, Connor, Aydin, Danielle, Maverick, Zack and Carly, Veenie, John, Sandra, Mary, Rev Bob & Erma Cato, Jerome, Jasmine , Bill Melton, Janelle, Tarlok Singh, Dylan, Annette, Calvinetta,Rickie, Regina, Ayaan, Lainey, Elena, Don Wagler, Ethan, Janice, Kendrick, Tim, Bethany, Bill, Candace, Sandra, Alana, Joan, Kami plus all of the families along with wisdom, good health and guidance for the doctors and staff who care for them:) Please don't stop praying! We need and believe in prayer!!!! Prayer is sooo powerful and we thank you!