Ukraine Shipment on its Way

We just received a report from Ukrainian American Operation Humanity, the group we sent a shipment to in May. It is always great to hear the stories of those who received the medical equipment that we sent. “Vitaliy has been disabled all his life. We are happy to help Vitaliy who has been requesting and waiting in line to receive a wheelchair…

Haiti comes to Nampa

Byron and Shelley Tlucek, missionaries to Haiti, were recently in Nampa and visited our ministry center. Watch the video in our Video Gallery to hear Shelley express their gratitude for the school supplies donated for the 400 children at their 6-week English camp in Haiti this summer. Watch Haiti thank you video

YWAM Ships partial Shipment

Several months ago we told you about a new relationship with Youth with a Mission Ships. Our first partial shipment for the medical ships went out in August and was worth $25,546. These supplies will be sent to Papua New Guinea to be used in very remote areas only accessible by boat. We are already working on putting together a…

Guatemala August Shipment already arrived!

Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, an organization committed to serving the disabled, is the recipient of our latest 40’ container shipment that went out August 4th. Besides our usual medical equipment, this shipment included 30,000 pairs of reading glasses from Restoring Vision. Just imagine how many lives will be improved by being able to read again! Poverty in Guatemala is extreme…

Story of a poor Mexican Widow

Pastor Frank and Detra Avila are ministers with Wings of the Eagle, a non-profit organization that exists to help alleviate suffering of the underprivileged in Mexico and other Latin American nations by bringing healing through health care and education.  This is part of an email we received from Detra Avila about a neglected Mexican widow living in squalid conditions. “There is…

August Celebration Night

It was a fun evening as we celebrated our 100th international shipment that went to Moldova. High Street Band was fantastic and Michelle Edmonds of Channel 6 and 9 did a great job as Master of Ceremonies. There were 25 items in the silent auction and bidding was spirited on some items. If you were not able to attend, you…

The Shoe That Grows from Because International

Local Nampa non-profit organization, Because International, brought 400 of the 5,000 pairs of “The Shoe that Grows” to our distribution center to include in the shipment to the Annie Gorman Clinic in Ghana. The extendable shoes were the brain child of Nampa resident, Kenton Lee, whose trip to Kenya inspired him to develop a shoe that would last for 5 years of…

Graduate Nurse for Ghana Medical Clinic

Elsie Konlan is the first nurse to graduate from Compassion for Africa’s Nursing School. Elsie is excited to become the first nurse at the new Annie Gorman Clinic in Ghana, the clinic that Hands of Hope NW will supply. All we need is an autoclave to complete the 40′ container of equipment and medical supplies to ship to this clinic. Elsie…

Closing Birthing Clinic Donates Equipment

We received a large donation from a birthing clinic that recently closed. Thank you to Dr. Schafer and St. Alphonsus in Nampa. The donation included an ultrasound machine, fetal monitor, exam lights, eight exam tables, and supplies. What a blessing these items will be either here or around the world. We had just given away twelve exam tables! Distribution Center…

Mission Trip news from Ecuador

We received an encouraging thank-you note from missionary, Krista Kellerer, in Ecuador, that we wanted to share with you. “I wanted to express my gratitude in sending supplies for my short term medical trip. Hands of Hope definitely helped make our clinics a success. We saw 808 patients in 4.5 days with three physicians and saw multiple people come to Christ. All leftover…