[soc.religion.christian] Christian charity

gross@dg-rtp.dg.com (Gene Gross) (09/25/90)

After reading some of the letters from service personnel in Saudi
Arabia, I thought about how tough it is to be away from home, in a
foreign country, and facing the uncertainty of whether or not tomorrow
will see you in a battle for your very life.

Then I thought about the many Christians that came my way while I was in
the Army.  I was not overly fond of Christians back then, but I always
knew that they would do right by me.  They would provide me with a meal
and some of the comforts of home (personal items like a toothbrush,
toothpaste, razor, shaving cream, etc.)  And more, they were very good
listeners.  That may be one of the reasons that I was not much of a
Christian-basher back then.

Anyway, I thought that it would be a loving thing to send "care"
packages to units over there for the men and women in those units.  Many
of them have no families to speak of and get nothing from the States,
unless some adopts them.

If any of you would be interested in doing this, here is the addresses
to use:

To any soldier, airman/woman, Marine:

Operation Desert Shield
APO New York 09848-0006

To any sailor or Marine aboard ship:

Operation Desert Shield
FPO New York 09866-0006

There are some restrictions on what you can send them, so I would
suggest that you write an open letter first and ask what the
restrictions are.

Personally, I plan to repay some of what was given to me--when I least
deserved it.

Grace and peace,

Gene Gross