25,000 Letters

Members of Chicago's House of Hope church have sent 25,000 letters to U.S. service members serving overseas in honor of Independence Day and the church's 25th anniversary. With some 5,000 people worshiping each Sunday, it took five weeks to reach their goal of 25,000 letters. The number was selected in honor of the mega-church's 25th anniversary. The letters are being sent to U.S. service members in Iraq and Afghanistan.