August Newsletter Maternity help for Filipina Women Three birthing centers in the Philippines are anxiously awaiting the container sent by Hands of Hope NW on July 24 and due to arrive on September 8. One of the centers was destroyed in the huge typhoon that occurred in 2013. Besides the medical equipment, so badly needed for treatments, mothers and babies…
Hope For Every Nation Thank you Note “The medical donations you sent us last year finally made their way to South Sudan! It was a long 9 month trek. The civil war we had here stopped the goods at the border for many months, but last month they arrived along with our vehicles by a huge Antinov AN-72. The pediatric…
In July 2014, we were asked to send protective supplies in a shipment to Sierra Leone to help combat the Ebola outbreak. On August 5, we sent two crates of 17,280 N95 masks, 1325 surgical gloves, and 21 hooded coveralls. The masks alone are worth $33,396. Channels 2, 6, 7 and 9 covered the story. WATCH CHANNEL 6 STORY WATCH CHANNEL 7 STORY
Three birthing centers in the Philippines are anxiously awaiting the container sent by Hands of Hope NW on July 24 and due to arrive on September 1. One of the centers was destroyed in the huge typhoon that occurred in 2013.
Medical Team to Nicaragua We received a thank-you note from a medical team that took supplies to Nicaragua. “I just wanted to touch base and say thank you again for the donations from Hands of Hope, Northwest. In 6 days, we were able to serve over 550 people with medical services. Attached are some photos from our recent medical trip,…
July Newsletter What an amazing two months! One shipment on May 29 and three in June. Since our last newsletter we shipped full loads to Guatemala and Nigeria. This is the third container we have sent to Transitions in Guatemala. Transitions not only assists those with disabilities to receive wheelchairs, but 75 percent of their employees are disabled themselves….
June Newsletter Two back-to-back shipments (May 29 and June 6) created a buzz of excitement in the Ministry Center. One container is headed to Namikanga Maternity Clinic, Malawi, the other to three clinics in Guinea, making a total of 92 shipments to 31 countries since the ministry’s inception in 1992! The shipments are valued at $532,604, weighed 34,035 pounds and contained 526 pieces of equipment and 1,624 boxes…
May Newsletter Thanks to our Open House on May 1, and Idaho Gives Day, you gave what we needed to send a 40-foot container of medical supplies to two birthing centers in the Philippines. Thanks to everyone who gave generously, including the $3,000 matching grant donors, and the two Philippine groups that cooked delicious food for the Open House. Praise God! You helped us raise $11,000 – which turns…
5th and 6th graders from Greenleaf Friends Academy packed about 100 boxes of hospital linens on Monday, May 5, and then sat down to hear the story of how Hands of Hope Northwest, Inc. got started from Director, Debbie Wheeler.
This promising New Year brings exciting changes to the Hands of Hope ministry. The Board is pleased to announce a new Executive Director. Debbie Wheeler has been employed at Hands of Hope for seven years and is now stepping into the Director’s role, as of January 1st, 2014.
