For the third year, Hands of Hope NW loaned medical equipment and donated supplies to Love Caldwell for their Compassion Caldwell event. This is one day when doctors, nurses, dentists, and other health professionals offer their services at no charge to those in need in the community. Many other volunteers are also there to use their talents to touch people’s…
We are preparing a shipment to Ukraine and they have requested disposable diapers of all sizes and under patient pads. They aren’t available in Ukraine, but they make life so much easier for the people who need them and those who take care of them. Would you consider picking up a package the next time you go shopping and then…
What an incredible musical gift the Lord has given to Gordon Mote! Although he has been blind since birth, he sat down at the piano and played his first song, Jesus Loves Me at the age of three. The concert was fabulous and we cleared over $13,000 for the ministry. Special thanks to Bill Downs and everyone who helped to…
After a few delays and problems in customs, the shipment we sent in March to Rwanda finally arrived in July. In God’s perfect timing, they received their certificate from the Ministry of Health to open the clinic the same day it arrived. The Church of the Nazarene built a maternity clinic in the western region of Rwanda and we sent…
This adorable 7-year-old Haitian boy was not able to walk without support. Ja was crawling through the dirt until he received this pediatric walker. A missionary with Fire Missions, Rachael Bramble, asked us to send him one and she paid for the shipping. The result—priceless!
The July/August issue of Christian Living Magazine is out now around southern Idaho. Hands of Hope NW is the featured story on Pages 16 and 17, with a cover photo of Sharon Griffith and Debbie Wheeler. Pray that many more people in Idaho will learn about our vital ministry through this magazine. Copies are available at local stores with the free…
For the second time this year we sent a shipment to Ukraine. This region of the world has suffered war and unrest for several years. Refugees from the eastern part of the country are fleeing to other regions to escape the fighting. Christian organizations that are helping these refugees lack the life-changing resources they need to assist them. Thirty-two wheelchairs…
On August 5th we celebrate an important milestone—twenty years since we incorporated. I hope you and your friends will join us for an exciting evening with Gordon Mote in concert. Gordon is a nationally known pianist and vocalist who has performed with many well-known artists, such as the Gaither Vocal Band. He performs in places like Branson and the Grand…
We were happy to receive so many wonderful donations for our yard sale this year, and glad that the weather cooled down for a couple of days. There was a steady stream of shoppers on Friday and Saturday, helping us raise funds to support more shipments to developing countries where health needs are so great. We received a total of…
2017 Yard Sale raised $3,036! Shoppers stopped by one Friday and Saturday in June at the Nampa First Nazarene parking lot to pick up bargains and treasures and raise funds to help us keep doing what we do – restoring hope, health, and mobility to those in need. 2017 Idaho Gives Day raised $6,624! Donors dropped by with their gifts…
