P. O. Box 70113, Houston, Texas 77270 Dear Friends: Christmas is a delightful time. Everyone is turned inside out—all want to give. Everyone worries not about what they can get, but what gift they can give. This seems almost like paradise. We become a nation of givers at Christmas—not go-getters, but “go-givers.” This is a different economics. If only we could celebrate this feast every month or every day! Imagine the impact on society and the global economy if the world was filled with “go givers.” If only it were not all so commercial Since Christ gave his life, he has been an example of giving to all of us. We too must give our lives in some form or another to be faithful to his legacy. In the paradox of Christian life, we must give in order to receive. We are gifted, therefore we give gifts, beginning with the gift of ourselves. At Casa Juan Diego we depend totally on our “go-givers” to give life to the many poor who come to us who are not only homeless or abandoned or who have nothing to eat or who are nine months pregnant or are seriously ill or mentally ill or badly battered, but also the sick and injured who have been robbed, stabbed or shot in the back or run over and are now paralyzed or who have lost a leg or an arm or are totally incapacitated from falling off a roof or who need special medicine or wheel chairs. (We are fast becoming a wheel chair and prosthesis center.) We need your help with those who have been refused medical services. We live in the shadow of one of the greatest medical centers of the world, but shadows don't serve. We need your help As we approach this sacred season, we ask that you be “go givers” to allow Casa Juan Diego to serve for another year in order to give life. None of the money given goes to salaries—there are no salaries at Casa Juan Diego—but to the poor. The reward of those who work here is heavenly. We are grateful for your being “go-givers” for another year. We can't survive without you. Sincerely in the Life of Christ, Mark and Louise Zwick and all at Casa Juan Diego
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