Star of Hope Mission<br />
For Houston’s Homeless Since 1907<br />
JANUARY 2011 NEWSLETTER - THE LIGHT<br />
www.sohmission.org<br />
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A New Year of New Hope for Homeless Families . . . because you care!<br />
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“ Praise be to the God and<br />
Father of our Lord Jesus<br />
Christ! In his great mercy<br />
he has given us new birth<br />
into a living hope . . .”<br />
–1 Peter 1:3, NIVHope for Families in Crisis<br />
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Six months ago, if you had asked Brian, “What’s the worst thing that<br />
could happen to your family?” — I’m sure homelessness would not have been<br />
close to the top of the list. But when the oil spill destroyed Brian’s job and his<br />
family did become homeless, they discovered something worse . . . splitting up.<br />
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