Operation Nehemiah "Re-building what they cannot rebuild!"

My name is Mystie; I’ve been an active member in First Baptist Church Belen Youth Group since October.  We were reading through Nehemiah the past couple of weeks.

This book of the Bible has really spoken to me. I’m going to start with telling you about my dream. Dreams are not generally remembered, but this one I remember vividly.

In my dream I had a charity, there was a name for it and even a slogan. It was called Operation Nehemiah and the slogan was, “Re-building what they cannot rebuild!”

This charity was for the victims of domestic violence. The families, the children.

It was odd for me to remember this dream, so my Granny and I talked about it and decided God was trying to tell me something.

He wants me to operate Operation Nehemiah.

I’m going to tell you a little bit about why I was chosen by God to help him in this task.

If you remember, this will be an organization for the victims of domestic violence. I have a very intimate past with domestic violence. I had it with growing up, and in a relationship. Domestic violence is very real and very dangerous.

So now, I will be helping God as he works through me with Operation Nehemiah. We will be focusing a lot on the children, but will still focus on families.

If any of you are willing to help, I would be glad to have it.

I cannot rebuild what they cannot rebuild, only God can do that, he just wants us to spread the word.

Some items we will be taking:

v     Various sizes of socks and underwear for boys, girls, men and women.

v     Teddy Bears.

v     Comfort Blankets.

v     Coloring Books and crayons.

v     Magazines for men and women. (Appropriate please!)

v     Jewelry.

v     Perfumes and lotions.

v     Playing cards.

v     Various Projects will take place throughout the year.

We will be accepting other items; this is just a list of a few.

Also we will be accepting money donations!

This is my overview on Operation Nehemiah. This is something I am dedicated to and can relate too. I believe that's why I was chosen for this project.