Congratulations! and Thank You.

2010 has been an amazing year for all of us at Hilarious Givers. You have continued to serve thousands of orphaned and needy kids in Baja California and Sonora. The generosity of our donors has enabled us to provide medical supplies to earthquake victims in Haiti and Mexicali. Your continued prayers and support have resulted in more than a thousand mattresses being donated, trucked and distributed to folks, many of them blameless children, who used to sleep on the ground, in doorways, or huddled in makeshift shanties on farms or in the midst of a disused garbage dump in Baja. Our feeding program flourishes, and remains the central thrust of our outreach. As you read this, hungry kids are enjoying nutritous meals you have helped provide.



Mattresses and Clothing
Ready for pickup!

 And our outreach has expanded - and continues to blossom. We have been called to help launch a program which provides comfort to the urban homeless in Los Angeles - just last week that program kicked off by providing beds for a shelter for abused and battered women and their children. And through your generosity and thoughtfulness, the men at a recovery home here in San Diego are all sleeping in new beds, and have gotten new clothing for the upcoming winter season.



Another Mission Added:
Rancho San Juan Bosco



We add new missions almost weekly to the list of those we serve. A hospice. Another orphange. A recovery house for those ensnared in drug addiction. An amazing mission that kicks in doors to rescue child prostitutes from their slavemasters (yes, right here, right now, in 2010!) and leads them to a wholesome live in Christ. A home with 35 profoundly handicapped children led by a Christian couple from California. Each of these missions has a story to tell that would bring tears to your eyes - and none of them would exist but for the generosity of cheerful givers in our God blessed country. What a blessing to be a part of His work!

You are in good company.

Donors during the past year include international feeding programs such as Feed My Starving Children, Children's Hunger Fund, Gleanings for the Hungry, Convoy of Hope, and Save the Children. And there are food packers and manufacturers who have asked to remain anonymous. Two cruise ship lines, Holland America and Princess Cruises, who donated mattresses. On the warehouse and cartage side, Pilot Freight, Miramar Transportation and A&O Logistics have been very generous and encouraging in their support. The Hamann family and Pan American L.P. are recent additions to those who provide warehouse space - without them the mattress ministry would not have happened. Innovative Waste Solutions stepped up at a time when an important part of our ministry was about to fail and provided logistics, trucking and good counsel and encouragement.

We have shared monetary support from corporate sponsors and dozens of individuals. South Bay Volkswagen has been very generous, and the owner, Rudy, is not afraid to roll up his sleeves and devote a Saturday to schlepping cartons. A & O Logistics has helped to defray costs of cartage, and Jeremy, a partner, has stepped up to juggle pallets from the seat of his forklift on more than one Saturday.

Individual support included dads who got out of the house on a weekend to help build pallets with their teen-age kids, families who packed up and travelled to Baja for a day trip to serve an orphanage and put the lovin' on the kids, and church groups who were able to 'adopt' orphanages to provide year-round support, with the help of donated product from Hilarious Givers.

We have been able to run a 'lean and mean' charity because of the selfless help and generosity of all these angels. Financially, we've been able to provide nutrition for literally pennies per meal. I really don't think there is a more efficient feeding program than ours when measured by meals-per-dollar-donated.

Every penny has been pinched until it squeals! Just when I started to feel comfortable at one point, the director one of our supported missions pressed an envelope into my hand. Inside was a crumpled bill, taken from the collection at a poor urban church in Tijuana. The very people to whom we were reaching out scraped together a few dollars to support Hilarious Givers. What a reminder God gave me of the responsibility of our stewardship of His gifts!

Here's the 'Congratulations' part

If you were one of our 'prayer warriors', your prayers provided guidance and encouragement to us from God. Your prayers helped us cross the border safely and with a minimum of governmental interference. Your prayers crossed our paths with others of the saints who helped our mission in some unexpected way. Don't stop praying!



"Our pantry is getting full!"

 If you were a food donor during the past months, your nutrition helped thousands of kids grow straight and strong. A warm meal goes a long way to bringing comfort and solace to our precious orphans and needy kids. Plenty of panzas were full and comfortable at bedtime because of your generosity, and young minds were receptive to hear the Good News rather than worrying about their next meal.

If you donated time and talent, thank you, thank you, thank you! There is absolutely no way our mission could function without plenty of elbow grease. You dads who brought your kids to the warehouse to help prepare food for crossing the border are an absolute inspiration. You ladies who helped sort donated clothes - hundreds of kids are in school now because they have uniforms to wear. You have helped break the cycle of poverty. Those of you who shared a link with e-mail lists or on your blog or facebook or twitter - you have not only helped our mission, but you have blessed those with whom you shared.

If your contribution was to share awareness of Hilarious Givers at your workplace or in your church, please know that you have made a difference.

And, of course, no organization can function without financial support. Our financial support grows with each passing month - Praise the Lord! Some have contributed regularly, and some have been moved to give a one-time donation. Some have encouraged friends to give by launching facebook campaigns or contribution chains on a blog. Every penny received has been applied to the mission, and multiplied by others who have donated time, talent or treasure. We grow in numbers only as our financial ability allows. Please consider making a one-time, year-end, tax-deductible contribution to support this wonderful cause. And for those who have committed to regular donations through the new year, our heartfelt thanks.

Congratulations for what you have helped accomplish, for being the hand of God on his mission here on earth. But the job is not done - and will not be until we hear the words "Well done, oh good and faithful servant!"

On His path,



Judd and Debra

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