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2412 Memorial Parkway NW
Huntsville, AL 35810

ph: 256-536-2970

Sex Offender Legislation

  • Being a victim of sex abuse herself, Sharon has a heart to prevent as many children as possible from becoming victims of this horrible crime.  It is also Sharon's personal belief, that without the Lord in their life, these sex offenders can not be rehabilatated.

In the state of Alabama, as well as across the United States, the records of a youthful sex offender are sealed; and childrens safety is at risk.  In the spring of 2008, Sharon wrote a letter to the State Attorney General Troy King of Alabama.  In the letter, Sharon expressed her concern of these youthful sex offenders having their records sealed.  The other crimes that a youth commits, should be sealed because people do deserve a second chance.  However, at this time, it is possible for a 15 year old to rape a child and the records be kept sealed, and then this person get a teaching degree, and go to work in the public school system.  A rapist teaching children! 

In December of 2008 the Deputy Attorney General Rushing Payne, contacted Sharon to let her know that her letter had reached Troy King's desk.  A bill has been written based on her letter, which would make public knowledge, the sex crimes that a youth commits.  This bill also requires that these youthful sex offenders be on the "National Sex Offender" web-site. 

This bill will go before the Legislature in the first legislative session, which starts in Febuary 2009.  Please be in prayer for Sharon, and our government leaders, and pray that this bill will be passed into a state law.

Once this bill is passed in Alabama, Sharon plans to pursue this bill being passed in every state across the United States. 

As soon as possible, the bill number will be posted on this web-site, so you can call your State Senators and ask them to pass this bill into a state law.

   Thank you for blessing those in need!!

  THE NEEDY CHRISTMAS TREE PROGRAM

I want to thank all of you for making the Needy Christmas Tree Program such a big success this year!  Thanks to you, 480 gifts were passed out to the homeless on Christmas Eve and Christmas day!  Some received brand new winter coats, shoes, sleeping bags, and back-packs!!  Everyone, got brand new socks, and gloves, and stocking hats, and scarves!  Thank you so much for your participation in this great program!

 

         THE NEEDY FAMILY PROGRAM

Thanks to all of you who helped us with the Needy Family Program.  This year, 15 families received help with gifts for their children, such as brand new dolls, collector monopoly games, trucks, Barbie dolls, balls and even new clothes, and winter coats.  These families also received a food box with a turkey for Christmas!  Thank you all for your support!

 

                RANDOM SANTA

This year, thanks to everyone who gave so generously, we were also able to do our "Random Santa" program for the first time!  Thanks to you, we took 70 food boxes with turkeys to the lower income neighborhoods of Huntsville, and passed out food boxes.  Many times, those that need help the most won't ask, so we knocked on their doors and asked if they needed a food box!  It was such an awesome blessing to be able to do this.  Some people said "I can't afford to pay for it," well, they were very happy to hear that it was a gift!  Some people cried, and the Lord blessed us to pray with many people that day.  Thank you for blessing us, to be a blessing to others! 

2412 Memorial Parkway NW
Huntsville, AL 35810

ph: 256-536-2970