my youth group would like to community service which helps the US military troops. Is there anything we can do besides care packages and donating money?
Letters, letters and more letters. This is our fourth year adopting deployed soldiers, and they tell us that getting letters from home makes deployment more bearable and gives them strength during the hard times. If you want to do something even more personal, call your local VFW hall and/or VA hospital and see what volunteer opportunities are available with veterans. Here is a link to a wonderful organization, started by a military mom, that has all sorts of opportunities for involvement.
http://www.soldiersangels.org/
join !
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You could focusing on helping the returning (and usually forgotten) veterans.
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Letters, letters and more letters. This is our fourth year adopting deployed soldiers, and they tell us that getting letters from home makes deployment more bearable and gives them strength during the hard times. If you want to do something even more personal, call your local VFW hall and/or VA hospital and see what volunteer opportunities are available with veterans. Here is a link to a wonderful organization, started by a military mom, that has all sorts of opportunities for involvement.
http://www.soldiersangels.org/
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Ask around and find a Veteran’s organization. See if they need any help with anything. One in our area put on a gigantic job fair for Vets, and they needed kids to direct traffic, put together hand out bags with job information, take out the garbage, and clean the place afterwards. Some Scout troops and the Marine JROTC unit both helped out. There may be similar events in your area.
If you have any National Guard or Reserves units which are deployed right now, contact their Family Readiness Group and see if you can arrange to mow lawns or do yard work for the families left behind (lot of times young mothers have a hard time doing that if they have babies and the father is deployed overseas.)
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Six years on Active Duty
Now in the National Guard
Yes, through prayer.
Our military men and women often are so focused on the physical battle (as they should be) that time of prayer is sometimes cut short.
You don’t realize how your prayers can specifically protect a soldier from the enemy’s trap….. or provide peace in the midst of the storm.
Also, pray for the generals and commanding officers also, for God’s wisdom and revelation.
You can also visit the family members and perhaps help with chores, yard work, etc.
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