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Bracelets
I am making these bracelets available to everyone who has a loved one that has been deployed. No matter where they are stationed. As of 3/01/2008 we have mailed out over 300,000 bracelets to all parts of the world. I can't believe that I have reached 1/4 million bracelets. So far I have orders for over 400,000 bracelets. Troops around the world request them to send to their families or hang in their barracks. I continue to send bracelets to Army, Air Force, Marine and Navy bases all over the world. If you receive a bracelet and would like to send me your unit patch I am collecting them so that I can see where my bracelets have gone. I will treasure it forever. For the troops: If you can't wear your bracelet because it is not uniform, put it in your pocket and whenever you reach in and feel it there you will know that you are a hero. May 24-27, 2004 I was able to visit the families at Fort Hood, Texas. A tent was set up and with the help of volunteers we were able to make lots of bracelets with the families who have a loved one deployed and troops who were deploying. Aug 6th-16th I was able to visit and make bracelets with the families at Hickam Air Force Base and Schofield Barracks, Oahu Hawaii. A huge thanks to everyone who came and helped to make it so memorable. It was a wonderful and touching experience to meet the families and troops who are being helped by my bracelets. I would like to visit other bases so if you would like me to come to your base please email me. P.S. I will bring all the supplies and hugs! I also speak at schools, student council conferences and deployments so if you would like me to come and speak please email us at harmsway4kids@aol.com Somehow in the process of mailing out these bracelets their meaning has changed. I am proud to say that they have become a symbol of hope for a future that is free of terrorism and safe for the children of the world who are next in line to inherit the planet. They have crossed all boundaries of race, religion and ethnic background. They are uniting the planet with the pledge that it is possible to heal the world and make it a better place for the human race. The men and women who put their lives on the line for me are my heroes because their sacrifice is so great. Not only do they leave their families but they go with the knowledge that they may not return to them. The greatest sacrifice of all. Sometimes it is hard to find help making bracelets but I trust the the Lord will help me to continue to overcome any obstacles in my path and I will continue to send bracelets as long as there is a troop deployed anywhere in the world defending my freedom or a child lonely for their loved one to come home. I hope that you will wear your bracelet in honor of those troops who have lost their lives, in honor of the troops who protect our homeland and as a remembrance of the healing that has begun and the hope for a brighter future. Maybe together we can light a candle of peace that will last forever. I hope this candle will burn brightly until each troop returns to their family. The four year anniversary of Harms Way 4 Kids was March 22, 2008. I can hardly believe that five years have passed since I started making bracelets. So many wonderful things have happened and I have met so many wonderful new friends that no matter where I go in life they will always be with me. Their friendship and the lessons they have taught me are a gift that I will never forget. I don't know what it is about the bracelets that have helped so many families and troops. Maybe it is just the fact that it binds families together and shortens the miles that separate them. Many troops write to me and tell me that the bracelet reminds them of the reasons why they chose to serve in the first place. The troops have named them the "Freedom Bracelet." I am very honored. I hope that my website will help each person who visits remember that we must never forget the sacrifice that the troops are making for each one of us. You can e-mail me at Harmsway4kids@aol.com or click on the contact button. Please remember to tell me how many bracelets you want and your shipping information. I will ship them asap. If you would like to sign my guestbook it is on the bottom of the front page. God Bless All the Troops, Jenessa. |
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