6th Annual Yard Sale – June 23, 24

You’re invited to shop at our 6th Annual Yard Sale on June 23 & 24 (Friday and Saturday) from 8AM-3PM each day. You’ll find us in our usual spot in the Nampa First Church of the Nazarene parking lot, corner of corner of 16th Ave. S. and 7th St in Nampa. There’ll be a variety of furniture, clothing, kitchen and…

Idaho Gives Day Report

Idaho Gives Day is a statewide, 24-hour online fundraiser that was held on Thursday, May 4th, 2017.  You can still help us reach our $15,000 goal. So far, we have raised $5,963. It’s not too late to give today to help the vulnerable – elderly, disabled, and orphans. We are also receiving school supplies for orphans placed in foster homes….

Job Opening – Development Program Director

THIS JOB OPENING HAS BEEN FILLED. Hands of Hope NW has a new job opening and is seeking a gifted fundraiser with marketing experience and relational skills to fill a new and exciting role as a Development Program Director. This individual will help promote our life-giving programs to a broader audience, develop deeper relationships with our giving partners, cultivate prospective donors,…

April 2017 Director’s Note

A few years ago I read a book called, The Hole in our Gospel, by Richard Stearns. He is the President of World Vision now, but there was a time in his life when he was unemployed and feeling very helpless. In the book he says that he learned some simple truths during this time. “Why did God make me?…

Barnabas Project Ukraine Shipment

Since 2014, Eastern Ukraine has been torn apart from an armed conflict by pro-Russian separatists, complicated by Russian involvement. The fall-out effects have severely impacted the local people,  many of whom have fled to Western Ukraine. The conflict has had a crippling effect on vital resources in parts of eastern Ukraine. The city of Kramatorsk (still governed by the Ukrainian…

Jungle Medic Heroes

In Eastern Myanmar, 1 in 7 children die before reaching their 5th birthday. The Karen are one of the largest of 133 ethnic groups in Myanmar, where ethnic persecution has devastated families and villages for decades. St Luke’s ER surgeon, Dr. Chuck Washington, recently went on his annual medical trip to northern Thailand to train Karen medics in trauma and…

Rwanda Clinic Expands to Hospital

Last year we sent Africa New Life a container when they thought they were building a small clinic. The dream for the clinic grew into a 50-bed, 3-story hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. “The mission of the Dream Medical Center is to create a sustainable health care model of compassionate excellence in which patients are served through their physical, emotional, and…