Monday, February 9, 2009

Sunlight in a shady place...

Outreach Update January 2009

On Friday night we headed out to 12 strip clubs in the Nation’s porn capitol, the San Fernando Valley. We arrived to find that 3 of the clubs were closed down.

While clubs are closing, others are still opening. At one newer club we met the manager who threw his arms around me and said that the club had been having a very challenging night and really needed our visit. He said that we were a “breath of fresh air” and the “Yang to their Yin”.

In the Chinese culture, the relationship between “Yin and Yang” often described in terms of sunlight playing over a mountain and in the valley. Yin (literally the 'shady place') is the dark area occluded by the mountain's bulk, while yang (literally the 'sunny place') is the brightly lit portion. In essence, the club manager called us sunlight in the San Fernando Valley!!!

Thank you all for your prayers and support!

Love, Harmony

PS. Just a reminder that up to 4% of your grocery purchases at Ralphs can go to support Treasures when you enroll in the community partnership program. If you enrolled in the past, you must RE-ENROLL your new Ralph’s Reward Card.

Here’s how:

  • - Make sure you are signed up for the NEW Rewards Card
  • -Create an account online
  • -Once you’ve created an account, sign in and click on Community Contribution Program
  • -Then enter your card # and choose Treasures out of Darkness for your organization to link it to your card
  • -(Our NPO # is 84628). For questions call 800-660-9003

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