TEAR is celebrating TEN great and amazing years of organizing the "Fantasies to Faith" (F2F) Christmas art contest in Russia !

Here are some things that happened as a result of the contest:

• Tens of thousands of orphans participated and learned about the true meaning of Christmas!
• Bathrooms, laundry rooms, roofs, etc. were fixed and renovated;
• Transportation, mattresses, woodworking equipment, shoes, school supplies, etc. were purchased;
• Thousands of Bibles and other Christian literature distributed;
• Orphanages became "sponsored" by US churches;
• Past art contest winners received scholarships to enter colleges & universities, and the list could go on and on!

To document these wonderful blessings TEAR is publishing a second annual, 10th anniversary special addition "Christmas Always" magazine - there will be 5,000 copies printed of the 64 8.5" x 11" pages.

We believe it's going to be a lot of fun, but even more importantly a blessing for those who give and receive. Please let me know if you would like to be part of this great venture, and/or have any friends who you think might be interested in participating .

"Christmas Always" Magazine
10th ANNIVERSARY of F2F Christmas Art Contest!

Featured in the magazine will be the following:

• The ten winning paintings (and more) that were chosen by the Moscow art museum;
• The results and statistics of TEAR 2007 F2F Christmas art contest;
• Best children's sayings about Christmas;
• Recognition by the officials from the Russian Ministry of Education;
• TEARific Deeds;
• All "My Child" project families;
• All TEAR banquet table hosts;
• All "Rock Partnership" churches;
• Our Russia team that works in the orphanages on a daily basis, and much more.

Five thousand copies will be printed and distributed among churches, schools, businesses, etc. We plan to make it available by the time TEAR has its annual Spring Banquet in March of 2008. There are several critical reasons to publish the magazine by this time:

• We are bringing our ten grand prize winners to the USA and they will be participating in the banquet. It will be very special to receive a personally autographed copy of the magazine from the very hands of the Russian orphan children who worked hard to win this contest and traveled here all the way from Russia !
• This is TEAR's largest gathering of the year. We have representatives from over 50 different churches coming into one place to celebrate with us at our annual gathering.
• The banquet is not only a celebration, but our annual fundraiser event that benefits our "Fantasy to Faith" Christmas art contest, "TEARific Deeds," "My Child" and other mission work in which TEAR is involved.
• There are a large number of individuals and organizations participating in our projects and we would like to thank them all adequately for investing their time and resources into the work of TEAR. This magazine will be the best way to serve this very purpose.

There are three different levels of sponsorship: Hope, Faith, and Love.

Please, see our short write up and instructions below. We deeply thank you for being part of this great ministry of God.

On behalf of the entire TEAR board of directors,

Leo Semenov
www.tear.org
leo@tear.org

BE A SPONSOR FOR TEAR - GIVE HOPE , FAITH AND LOVE

Have you heard of the Fantasy to Faith Christmas art contest? TEAR has been sponsoring this contest in Russia for the last 10 years! It reaches orphan children from all over of Russia by bringing them the true story of the birth of baby Jesus.

Many people of different professions, skills and backgrounds in the US have poured themselves into these children's lives - all of whom have been changed forever. They did not complete any special training or preparation to travel overseas. The children came to them. These people just gave a portion of their love and abundance to children who have never known love before in their lives. TEAR's main reason for offering the contest is to give children Hope, Faith and Love. You could help reach thousands of Russian orphans by joining our Fantasies to Faith Christmas Art Contest and Rock Partnership Project.

See http://tear.org for more information!

There are three unique steps of sponsorship:
Hope - $250+
Faith - $500+
Love - $1000+

Why not consider giving a child hope today? Your tax-deductible contribution will make an eternal difference in a child's life.

Mail your tax deductible contribution to:

TEAR
4705 Pinecrest Drive
Acworth , GA 30101

Along with your contribution, please also send us the information about your company or name of the person/s who you would like to be honored or recognized.

How You Can Help . . .

Hope Sponsorship
$250+ donation
Benefits:

• Helping those less fortunate than yourself
• Tax deductible receipt
• Link to your website
• Recognition at the Annual TEAR Banquet
• Recognition through "Christmas Always" magazine
• Single space

Faith Sponsorship
$500+ donation
Benefits:

• As for Hope Sponsorship, plus
• Double space
• An Original Painting

Love Sponsorship
$1,000+ donation
Benefits:

• As for Faith Sponsorship, plus
• Triple space
• An Original Painting
• A plaque presented in your honor at the Annual TEAR Banquet

5,000 copies of "Christmas Always" will be printed.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Blessings,

Leo Semenov
www.tear.org
leo@tear.org