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Reaching Out To Veterans and Those In Need

Veteran helping veteran in need
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Makua Aloha Center, Inc., a nonprofit organization helping veterans and those in need by purchasing food and snacks.  They have asked for clothing donations that have been distributing items on a weekly basis.  They faithfully volunteer their time with other volunteers.  Makua Aloha means God's Love and this is what they do, share God's love, help with resources availability, etc.

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 Pictures taken by Audrey St John

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Jon St John, CEO handing out donated sleeping bags
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Jon St John, CEO coordinates the weekly event
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Jon St John, CEO and a veteran pastor
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Harold Thorton, Veteran volunteer for Makua Aloha Center
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Reaching out to veterans or individuals in need is a unique committed experience.  To reach out with God's Love and the healing of deep silent cries from all walk of life.  To hear the individual stories of despair are unique from others living on the street.  Every situation is unique with individual needs.  They are respected and treated with kindness as you would like to be treated if you needed assistance.  Most are starved for attention, food, clothing, counseling, God's Love, respect, shelter, helping with fundamental tasks such as budgeting and looking for jobs to make ends meet seeking to self-sufficiency.
 
To help individuals improve their relationship, to be more in control of their life, to be more in control of their behavior, to have a more positive self-esteem and to physically, mentally, spiritually feel better.
 
To teach the way to wholeness with transformed by renewing of the mind. (2 Cor 5:17).  To teach interaction with others, medication as needed until such time for it to cease, to confront error and distortion, to focus on potential for improvements of ones life through counseling and to deal with issues in ones life where error and lack of knowledge exists and leads into problems. 
 
 
 
Emotional Needs  of basic needs met by community, courage, forgiveness, hope, love, meaning and power to cope.
 
 
The Need For Companionship and Fellowship in Life from being rejected by self and others, loneliness, not able to establish social relationships or function in social relationships.  Group therapies for those who have had problems of addictions or specific mental problems.  With encouragement to participate to obtain sufficient community support within the group.
 
 
 
The route to total despair of individuals are:
- The loss of a buddy, a friend, family, job, home
- Personal tragedies               
- Physical disability 
- Deserted by families and friends they once had 
 
 
 
 
 
The Need For Love is being fed, kept in clean clothing, talked to, shown affection by the love and caring of another human being or animal such as a dog or cat.
 
 
 
The Need for Meaning  "Who am I?" "What is my purpose in life?"  "Where am I going?" by goals and directions are healthful attitudes in life and the achievement of purpose or meaning in life has been proven to be one of the best methods of promoting healthy self-esteem.  Part of our "self-esteem" comes from having a "work ethic."
 
 
 
The Need For Hope  in attending one-on-one counseling or group therapy, and that there is hope to overcome problems with a positive expectation in the end results of counseling. 
 
 
The Need For Courage   to overcome anxieties.  Individuals in need may periodically experience anxiety attacks, panic attacks, existential anxiety, neurotic anxiety, or just plain fear.  The community assistance of healthcare as needed, encouragements, and therapy.
 
 
The Need For Forgiveness due to wrong doing, deprives a person of self-esteem and is the basis for many of the problems brought to the clinical settings.  Individuals forgiving themselves for something they have not done or openly confess their problem(s) allows the door to open to eventual recovery.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Jon St John, CEO & Ms. Sue greeting veterans in need.

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 He smiled and said, "Thank you for the jacket."

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Every individual has a unique story of hardship, deep silent pain, PTSD, bad choices who has a desire to get out of the cycle of living on the street.  "We need a job to have a place to live, to pay rent."  "Give us a chance to prove ourselves."  "I served eleven years in the service and made a bad choice, I lost my wife and family."  "I think my head is messed up, what do you mean I have PTSD symptoms?"  "The VA don't treat me with respect, I served 22 years and I got cancer."  "My dad retired in the Navy and is a pastor now, please don't tell him I'm on the street."  "I had a nice house, motorcycle, car and a great job making good money, the economy hit hard and the company went out of business.  I lived on my savings until it ran out and now I live on the street."

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Donated jacket given to those in need
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Donated ladies clothing given to those in need
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Jon St John, CEO communicating with veterans in need

Appreciate your help with volunteering and/or donating

  • shampoo, deodorant, soap, lotion, razors, shaving cream
  • pants for male or female
  • shoes
  • clothes
  • coats
  • socks
  • underwear
  • non perishable food
  • blankets
  • sleeping bags
  • back packs
  • peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in a bag & chips
  • water



 

 

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Each person said, "Thank you very much for giving."
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Each person said, "Thank you very much for giving."
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Each person said, "Thank you very much for giving."
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Each person said, "Thank you very much for giving."

Adults male and female are individuals in need.  Donated clothing, shoes, bibles, etc., and food sponsored by Makua Aloha Center and Restoration Hands of Aloha, Inc., are distributed every Sunday afternoon.  Volunteers are God's extended hands and voice to those in need.

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Children in need living on the streets
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Veteran volunteer for Makua Aloha Center, Harold Thorton helping those in need
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Makua Aloha Center CEO and spouse purchase food
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Volunteer for Makua Aloha Ctr Ms. Debbie Thorton distributes snacks