Restoring Vision Donation

Restoring Vision is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing new reading glasses and sunglasses to people in need around the world. To date, they have helped more than 7 million people! They recently donated 18,000 pairs of reading glasses to HoHNW. This is their second large donation to us. We already know that groups in Jamaica and Nigeria are interested…

Environmentally Friendly!

So far this year, 68,326 pounds of medical equipment and supplies have been saved from landfills. This was really apparent to us last week when we received a donation that filled a pickup truck. The donor found out about HoHNW just the week before when his son broke a bone and needed to borrow equipment. So, he brought the new…

Gurneys for Liberian Hospital

The vision of ELWA Hospital (Eternal Love Winning Africa) is to glorify God by ministering to the whole person. This hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, suffered with the Ebola virus outbreak in 2014, nearly causing a missionary doctor and nurse to lose their lives. We recently sent them eight gurneys. This is the second time we have sent equipment to this…

New Staff Member – Amy House

Amy House has joined the staff of Hands of Hope Northwest in a new position as Development Program Director. Amy comes to us with over 20 years of non-profit and development experience. Amy and her husband, Coley, have a blended family of 6 adult children and 10 grand-children. They attend Bridgepoint Church in Boise. In her spare time, Amy enjoys reading,…

June Director’s Note

Do you believe in the power of prayer? I sure do. Every week a few faithful ladies meet to pray for the Hands of Hope NW ministry, staff, and volunteers. We have seen many answers to prayers in the past year. The word continues to spread, bringing in quality donations of medical supplies and equipment. The Lord continues to bring…

Nazarene Hospital in PNG Receives Shipment

On June 7, 2017, we sent a 20-foot container to the Nazarene Hospital in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Even though it was only half the size of our normal shipments, it was still valued at $138,808. Due to the conditions of the roads in PNG, they are not able to handle the large containers. This featured special wheelchair will be…