Here are portions of emails and letters from Service members showing their
appreciation for the support received from the Heritage Ministry to
the Military (MTTM):
Some Thank You's from deployed chaplains:
"2/07/06 Thanks so much for the gifts of love.
My female soldiers really loved the bears and I enjoyed the Pez and
Jerky and other items. I am going to give the clothes to some
Local National workers who are on this FOB. I am sure they
will enjoy. God Bless, Tim Chaplain Staggs
2/09/06 I wanted to thank you for the
box I recently received. The toys will be greatly appreciated
by the children here in Mosul, Iraq. Thank you for your
prayers and support of the military around the world.
Blessings, Stephen Sexton Chaplain (CPT) 709th MP BN
2/08/06 Thank you for the box of stuffed
animals and toys. I know the children who receive them will be
very excited to get them. Blessings, Stephen Sexton Chaplain (CPT)
709th MP BN Photo1
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Just a note to say thanks for the care
package I recently received. May the Lord continue to Bless
you and all that you are doing for the Kingdom and for the military
around the world. I have attached a
picture of the Nergal Gate in the walls of the old city of
Nineveh. The walls and some of the gates are all that are left of
the old city. Hopefully one day the nation of Iraq will be able to
allow visitors to see the Biblical history this nation has.
Blessings, Stephen Sexton, Chaplain (CPT), 709th MP BN"
Email/Letter 1:
Hello,
I wanted to wish you a happy Christmas. I hope that all is
well and your Christmas wishes are granted. I want to report
to you on the wonderful progress of the Santa Helper Program here in
Iraq. It has been a wonderful surprise to get such an amazing
amount of support from everyone back in the states. We have
received support from every state in the Union. It grew to an
unexpected size in a short amount of time. Here is some data
to help you understand what has occurred. I have tried to
respond to the over 500 emails sent my way. I hope I didn't
leave anyone out. We received over 900 packages from small
items to very large boxes. All have been logged with the
sender's name, date of arrival, items sent, and senders address.
We were able to decorate our Mess Hall, Morale building, & chapel
and made sure that everyone at our location received a gift.
But, due to the overwhelming response I had to give the soldiers
more than just one. I don't think they will complain. I
received such great support that I was able to package large amounts
and send it to other camps. It has been a very busy two
months. But I would have to say that it was a very successful
program. I will continue to try and spread the generosity as
far and to as many soldiers as I can while here in Iraq. Your
generosity in helping with this program is much appreciated. I
am sure that this is one Christmas for many of the soldiers here
fighting the War against Terrorism and the remaking of a new
government. Thank you and God Bless!
Email/Letter 2:
"The soldiers here appreciate your care and consideration.
Like soldiers everywhere we are always amenable to any type of care
packages sent to us. Our every day needs are met so there is
nothing on the "we really need this" list. But any special
goodies are greatly appreciated. If you would like to send any
care packages, send them to me and I will ensure soldiers who are
not receiving any mail or goodies get anything you send.
Again, thank you for thinking about us and caring about all of us."
Email/Letter 3:
"Thank you so much for sending care packages to us over here.
It's nice to know that people back in the states are thinking about
the soldiers. I just wanted to let you know how much I
appreciate your support." "I wanted to thanks you for the
boxes that you sent to us it is appreciated and it was very nice of
you thank you and have a bless and wonderful Christmas and new year
and may God bless you." "Thanks for your e-mail and all
of your great support! I know that the soldiers over here
truly appreciate it!" " Many thanks for all of your support!
The soldiers really enjoyed the cards and gifts that you sent.
David really had a smile on his face when he saw the NASCAR card."
"We really appreciate everything you do for us! You are a
great American!"
Email/Letter 4:
"Thanks for the great packages! We just received two more tonight.
Young David's eyes were beaming when he saw the caramels!"
"Thanks so much for all of your great packages and support!
We really appreciate all that you are doing to support the troops!"
Email/Letter 5:
"Good morning,
The box arrived yesterday. Everything seemed to be in order.
Thanks for the card, notes and song because they were all
encouraging. All of the troops enjoyed and shared all that you
sent. We are truly thankful for what you're doing. We
truly have some brave young men and women here and I'm glad I gotten
the opportunity to serve along beside them. In light of
everything that goes on over here they continue to do their jobs at
the best of their abilities. I've been in the military now for
almost 28 years, and most of the soldiers are not even that old but
they continue to impress me. They do their best to make it
through these tough times because I know if it were not for the good
Lord we wouldn't be here. Things are really picking up around
here but we continue to pray and believe in the Almighty God.
Take care and God bless you and your family."
