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RESTORING THE HUMAN SPIRIT MERCURY ONE BRINGS INDIVIDUALS TOGETHER, HAND IN HAND, TO SUPPORT OUR FELLOW AMERICANS IN THEIR TIME OF NEED.
AND YOU MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
In 2020, because of your unwavering support, we were able to launch Mercury One’s Next Chapter: AMERICAN JOURNEY EXPERIENCE
This past March, we held our first-ever, in-person, American Journey Seminar at our brand new, state-of-the-art, American Journey Training Center in Dallas, Texas. Expert historians, David and Tim Barton, along with our founder and story-telling extraordinaire, Glenn Beck, came together to debunk common myths and share the true story of our nation’s founding. The weekend training consisted of never before heard, true stories, and hands-on experience with real, historical artifacts from our artifact vault. Guests were able to hold in their hand historical artifacts, such as George Washington’s Compass, Heart of the Sea necklace from the Titanic movie set, and founding documents like the hand-written first draft of the Declaration of Independence. This was only the beginning and just scratched the surface of the good, the bad, and the ugly of our American Journey.
Our guests left this life-changing experience equipped with new information to carry the stories of those from the past as we navigate the times we live in and to protect truth in our communities.
“One of the most impactful and inspiring events that will have a lasting effect on me, my family, and legacy” 2021 Seminar Attendee
We hope to have several of these in-person trainings as well as virtual learning throughout this next year and many years to come. We believe that it is imperative to share the honest history of our founding before it is erased. To be the first to receive updates on future training dates, go to mercuryone.org.
This experience was only made possible through your prayers and faithful support of Mercury One. Because of you, we can preserve true history and further the American Journey for generations to come. We hope to see you, your family, and your friends at our next in-person training!
“The American Journey Experience was the most fantastic, informative, and eye-opening history program I’ve ever attended. The hands-on viewing of artifacts were quite effective in re-enforcing the material that we learned. Seeing real documents and sources has empowered me to speak confidently on the history I recount to the people I meet.” Bryan M. , 2021 Seminar Attendee
EDUCATION
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
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AMERICAN JOURNEY EXPERIENCE SUMMER INSTITUTE As President Ronald Reagan so famously said, we must start educating our young leaders on the cost of preserving our freedom. Our American Journey Experience (AJE) Summer Institute does just that: equips and empowers young leaders with America’s honest history so that they can courageously stand for truth.
Join Mercury One and our partner, WallBuilders, for a two-week AJE Summer Institute to discover the truth about our nation, our past, and how to lead it into the future! We are opening up the American Journey Training Center to students who are 18-25 years old for a hands-on experience to study original, historical documents. Throughout this training, students will receive specialized teaching and instruction as well as the opportunity to gain a wealth of knowledge from our speakers and guest lecturers. Over the course of the program, participants not only gain a deeper understanding of American history, but also learn how to question boldly, think critically, and engage in meaningful discourse when confronted with differing opinions. This year we are excited to be hosting our AJE Summer Institute once again. If you are interested in signing up, or if you would like to invest in the next generation by sponsoring a student to attend the AJE Summer Institute, please visit mercuryone.org.
TEXAS STRONG
February brought record freezing temperatures to the state of Texas leaving us in a state of emergency. Winter storm Uri left Texans with power outages and no running water. Mercury One immediately responded. Thanks to Patriot Mobile's generous matching grant, every dollar given up to $20,000 was doubled.
Because of your help, along with Patriot Mobile, we were able to raise over $166,000 to help our neighbors in need. Our partners at Operation BBQ Relief served their 9 millionth meal in Houston, Texas due to the winter storm. What an incredible feat!
Congratulations Operation BBQ Relief on serving
NINE MILLION meals to help neighbors in need
COVID-19 SUPPORT
Mercury One has been able to provide tangible aid to communities that are still devastated by the spread of COVID-19. You are supplying families and cities with materials like PPE, food, and other essentials that provided both short and long-term relief.
We were able to grant almost a million dollars for emergency relief COVID-19 related needs around our nation. The summer and fall of 2020 brought many challenges and division in the United States of America, however, Mercury One was able to bring aid and restoration. DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE KAREN WHITSETT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN went on Glenn’s show and created awareness that her community was not getting the basic help they needed. It was your firm commitment to meet the needs of the most vulnerable in Detroit, that helped us raise a total of approximately $500,000 for COVID-19 support in Detroit.
$500,000
Approximately
for Covid Support in Detroit
DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER RELIEF Like so many other aspects of 2020, the Atlantic hurricane season hurled one shocking event after another, pushing the limits of what many thought was possible. The total Atlantic hurricane season spawned 30 tropical storms. There were over 12 US landfalls along the US Gulf Coast, shattering the record of nine set in 2016 with five of those occurring in Louisiana.
While we have seen an increase in storms, damage and lives lost, the focus on social unrest, the pandemic, and elections have occupied most of the news coverage. This makes our mission together even more vital now in 2021. We continue to partner with reliable, loving, and Christ-filled boots on the ground organizations such as Operation BBQ Relief, Somebody Cares, Operation Blessing, Team Rubicon, and many others. With your support, we were able to give a total of $1.2 million in relief efforts that resulted in lives saved and families being able to recover and make a life again. Together, we also were able to aid communities struck by hurricanes. Mercury One brought supplies and volunteers to Louisiana to assist our amazing partners in delivering meals to those without food.
$1,280,000 for Disaster Relief
ISIS IS NOT GONE. In fact, in August 2020 alone, ISIS launched more than 100 attacks in Iraq. ISIS may no longer control physical territory, but loyal ISIS fighters continue their religiously motivated mission of genocide & destruction. The Nazarene Fund is on the front lines helping our Christian and Yazidi brothers and sisters who are still victims of these attacks.
Throughout 2020 Mercury One has been able to directly support The Nazarene Fund with over $3.3 Million. Throughout the last six years, your funding has rescued over 464 kidnapped women and children, provided food & shelter to over 135,000 IDPs (Internally Displaced People), and moved to safe communities and other countries over 37,000 religious refugees, and aided many additional people in stories like this one...
464 KIDNAPPED WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 135,000 IDPs. 37,000 religious refugees assisted.
HALIMA’S STORY
HALIMA’S STORY
In July 2020, The Nazarene Fund successfully recovered Halima, a 22-year old Yazidi woman held by traffickers in Turkey. All rescues are a cause for celebration; however, Halima’s rescue is significant not only because it gives us hope that other missing women and children taken by the Islamic State (ISIS) are still alive, but because it exposes the extensive human trafficking network that flows from Iraq and Syria into Turkey. In August 2014, 16-year-old Halima was kidnapped by ISIS fighters along with 18 members of her family when her village in Northern Iraq was invaded. Like many other Yazidi women and girls, she was kept as a slave for five years and suffered from violence, abuse, and exploitation. In 2019, ISIS made its last territorial stand in Eastern Syria in the town of Baghuz. It was there that The Nazarene Fund located Halima’s younger brother, Milad, and brought him back to his family. Other survivors of the battle, most of whom were ISIS fighters along with their wives and children, were moved to Al-Hol Camp– a makeshift encampment set up for the displaced from the war. Among the survivors were Yazidi captives, including Halima. Yazidi women and children inside the camp are usually abused and threatened not to reveal their identities. From the camp, Halima was sold to traffickers who smuggled her to Turkey. Had the Nazarene Fund not intervened, she would have been sold as a slave or killed and her organs harvested. Because of your continued support of The Nazarene Fund and the mission, Halima’s life was saved and soon afterward she was finally free and reunited with her family.
THIS YEAR, MERCURY ONE IS CELEBRATING OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY! Mercury One’s Founder's Circle is a commitment honoring our founder Glenn Beck’s vision of malice towards none and charity for all through humanitarian aid and preservation of United States History. In the next decade we will continue to preserve heritage and stand for truth. To sponsor our Ten-Year Anniversary, and become a member of our Founder’s Circle, please prayerfully consider giving a one-time $10,000 gift to Mercury One. These gifts can be from individuals, families, foundations, or businesses. The last day for committing a pledge is June 30, 2021. You may pledge and make payments throughout the 2021 anniversary year; however, all pledges must be fulfilled by December 31, 2021. Please provide your $10,000 gift as soon as possible as this is an exclusive group and there will be a limited number of spots. EACH MEMBER WILL RECEIVE: •
Your name on the wall of the new American Journey Training Center
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Exclusive one-of-a-kind Ten-Year anniversary gift
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Host Committee member and 2 VIP tickets to our upcoming 10-year Event on October 9, 2021
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Personal tour prior to 10-year Event of the American Journey Training Center, our state-ofthe-art vault and artifacts with Glenn Beck & David Barton
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