This is the time of year when we are supposed to stop and remember those folks past and present who gave the ultimate sacrifice for us. Today, there are thousands of fine young men and women who are serving our nation in a war in Afghanistan or Iraq. It is easy, as we have our picnics surrounded by our family, to forget that they have family here as well who desire the very same thing. They are praying for their loved ones safety today. They are praying for their loved ones health, and most of all they are praying for no surprises like a knock on the door or a phone call. It is likely that someone this weekend is experiencing that devastating event. It could be your neighbor, a coworker, or a friend who has a family member serving.
This weekend as you celebrate the lives of those who have served please stop and say a prayer for every service members family as well as every service member. Freedom has a cost. Sometimes the cost is permanent. Sometimes the cost is brokenness — Broken families, broken relationships, physical or psychological brokenness, lost jobs, and the list goes on. We don’t measure many of these costs of war. Society tends to believe that when the service member returns home the sacrifice ends, however some of the repercussions of that service period ripple outward. Some need further medical or psychological care and every family has changed. Look at your own family and think about what is different within the frame of a year. What events would you miss (kids sports, dance recitals, plays, etc.)? What historical life markers may have passed (anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, holidays, etc.)? How much have your children grown, or changed during this year? Imagine missing all of it? Imagine never being able to recapture it? Imagine never returning? These are all parts of a call to serving our country. A call that service members still stand up and volunteer to do. My family and yours are blessed by their service.
Could you and your family spare $20 or more for National Guard and Reservists families so they can work on healing and wholeness after deployment.
Compass Retreat Center works to provide a healing community of love, respect, and care for the freedoms they have given each of us.
Be a part of the healing. Be a part of rebuilding their families. Be a part of rebuilding our nation one family at a time. You can turn the brokenness into wholeness. You can make a change this summer that will not only impact these families but impact our entire nation.
BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND JULY 4TH WE ARE LOOKING FOR
20,000 FAMILIES WHO ARE WILLING TO SPARE $20 SO THAT THESE
SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN WORK TO HEAL.
HELP US REACH OUR GOAL!
Make a difference today!
Help those who have served us and put your gratitude into action!