Mission Of Hope
6030 Industrial Heights Drive
Knoxville, TN 37909

Directions:

From Downtown: Come down Middlebrook Pike and turn right on Amherst, right beside Party Rentals. Turn left on Industrial Heights drive.  Our Warehouse/ Office is at the top of the hill on the left. We have our MOH Trucks & Sign there.

From Weisgarber: Come towards town on Middlebrook Pike and turn left on Amherst.

Please remember that our ministry is a licensed 501c3 nonprofit organization. We are not to be confused with any other group or organization that has a similar but different name. We have all the proper licenses for local, state, and federal requirements. If you need additional information, or have questions regarding our ministry, please call our office.

URGENT NEEDS
AT THE HOPE

We are receiving numerous requests for the following items that are desperately needed at the Schools and Ministry Centers we serve:

Food – canned goods, peanut butter, pasta, crackers

Hygiene – bar soap, shampoo, toothbrushes & paste

Furniture – good used beds, dining suites, sofas & chairs

If you can help the MOH with any of these items, we will be grateful. Perhaps your church and/or business would like to have a collection effort. Please call the MOH office if you are interested in additional details.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

ONGOING NEEDS

	Warehouse Workers and/or Drivers (with good backs) to pick up donated items throughout Knoxville & surrounding areas; deliveries to  ministries; and help with organization and drop offs at the warehouse.
	Office and Phone Volunteers

Email: info@missionofhope.org

AWESOME SCHOLARSHIP AWARD UPDATE

Dear MOH Friends;

Please loan me your imagination and try to envision the following scenario:

You've grown up poor. Perhaps even very poor. You've watched family member after family member become discouraged; drop out of School and lose sight and all hope for a better future. But you've decided you're not going to continue that trend. Deep within your heart there's a flame. You're determined to not follow in the footsteps of those in your family before you. You've worked hard at everything you do. You try to be the best you can be at everything you attempt. You're determined to be that first person in your family to finish High School. In fact, you have even boldly dared to be that first person in your family to go to and graduate from College. But there's only one small problem. You desperately need help and someone to believe in you.

My dearest Friends; the just mentioned scenario is a real life situation and day to day anxiety, for countless numbers of Students that are dreaming and hoping for a better future and for a little help and a hand up so their Hope can be fulfilled. At the Mission Of Hope, we have decided we HAVE to step up and help those Students; who want to better themselves and have a better life.

We have decided at the Mission Of Hope that the only true way to break the cycle of poverty is through Education. Students have to graduate! Students have to obtain skills! And these Students have to be uplifted and encouraged that they can Graduate and that they can succeed! One very important way to uplift and assist young people who want to break their Families cycle of poverty and dependency is through financial assistance in obtaining an extended Education.

We have recently created Scholarships at the 11 High Schools where the Students from the 25 Elementary Schools we serve; would eventually attend. Our Mission Of Hope Scholarship Committee has done an incredible job of developing the criteria and the process whereby we could begin these much needed Scholarships, for this year's High School Senior's. Each of the Applicants wrote extraordinary letters of compassionate appeal, which touched our hearts. Their situations are all desperate and even make you wonder why they keep going and what motivates them. Well, I would offer to you that it is simply HOPE - The Confident Expectation Of Good.

We Need Your Help! We feel this is a positive news story in a current day to day environment filled with negativity and despair. But perhaps most importantly; this is an excellent opportunity to address breaking a multigenerational dilemma that: HAS TO STOP!

Through our appeals over the years, we have been blessed when Mission Of Hope Friends have stepped up and helped us fulfill our visions; for how we can truly make a difference in the lives of those we are so privileged to serve. The establishment of our Mission Of Hope Scholars Program, represents perhaps one of the most effective and life changing avenues of ministry; that we have ever attempted.

Would you help us extend the Hope through Education and give a Student that still dares to dream a chance? I humbly and sincerely that you from the heart, on behalf of all of us here at The Hope; for your friendship and support.

One last thought to share with you. We are in the process of awarding all 11 of our first ever Mission Of Hope High School Scholarships. The excitement and sincere gratitude that each of the recipients has shown to us; is just another affirmation of this much needed new arm of ministry. It is a blessing to see how these moments may be the start of something in these Students lives that they had only dreamed of, until now. Just think; what if this is the seed for them that breaks their families history of despair. Now they can experience the joyous and incredible feeling of Hope Fulfilled.

Sincerest Regards,
Emmette Thompson,
Executive Director - Mission of Hope

SUMMER MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

I am excited to share with you that we are once again this year partnered with and supporting our dear friends at Big Creek Missions; in Big Creek, KY.

I remember when Kevin Rogers first began to dream about such a Mission Ministry. His vision and faithful servant spirit have truly been a blessing to all of those who have assisted with this wonderful Outreach Ministry.

If you are perhaps considering a Summer Mission Trip and or are interested in Volunteering as a Big Creek Staff Assistant or Volunteer; I would encourage you to contact Big Creek Missions.

For additional details and to contact them; please visit their web-site at: www.BigCreekMissions.com.

Thank you Kevin and Big Creek Staff; for what you do each and every day to help extend the Hope in rural Appalachia.

MINISTRY NEWS

The generous support provided by many corporations, schools, churches, civic groups and individuals gave our Program and Delivery Teams the opportunity to take Christmas blessings into the 25 Elementary Schools we assist . . . (more)

The 6th Annual Mission of Hope & Chick-fil-A Golf Classic at Willow Creek Golf Club on Friday, August 14, 2009  offers both AM and PM rounds. Proceeds from this year’s Golf Classic will benefit our Back To School Program to provide much needed school and hygiene supplies to over 10,000 children in 26 schools ... (MORE)

Our heart-felt thanks for the following awesome donations we have received through our humble ministry over the past several months:  (DETAILS).

We were richly blessed to have 35 MOH Volunteers come with us April 25; for the Bell County, KY - Repair Fair.  Our task was a house in desperate need of a lot of work. We put up vinyl siding, repaired her front porch and also did some landscaping, painting, and trash pickup along the little road off which she lives . . . (MORE)

Healthcare Clinics

For the past two years we have been blessed to partner with Remote Area Medical (RAM) and assist them with their amazing Healthcare Clinics in Rural Appalachian Communities. They are well equipped with the proper Medical Equipment and supplies; they just need Healthcare Professionals and Volunteers . . . (MORE)

The Mission of Hope began Spring Resurrection in 2001 to provide another opportunity for our church teams to partner with our Ministries and Schools in the rural Appalachian areas. (DETAILS)

We trust you will help us to extend the Hope to our neighbors in need, just up the road in rural Appalachia. When you do something for others, you're really doing something for yourself as you follow the Golden Rule!

It takes so little on our part to make a huge difference in someone else's life. Thanks for helping Mission of Hope to continue sharing the Hope!