World Missions Log

Extending a Hand of Hope in Cambodia

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:13:00 +0000

See some of the beautiful faces you’re helping support through the Hand of Hope Health Clinic in Pursat, Cambodia. Thanks to your support, Cambodians have access to free medical care for about four years now.

Hand of Hope is the missions arm of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Our goal is simply to help as many hurting people as we possibly can, to alleviate human suffering and to help Christians grow in their faith.

Helping Children in Thailand

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:27:00 +0000

Meet Billy. Just a few months ago, he was living in an abusive home until his grandmother learned about Bethel Children's Home in Thailand and brought him there. Because of your support of Joyce Meyer Ministries Hand of Hope, Billy gets to live in an environment where he's loved, cared for and gets to play with other children. You helped save his life!

Providing Relief in Alabama

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:16:00 +0000

David L. Meyer – CEO Hand of Hope

Please join us in prayer for all of those affected by the storms that recently tore through Southern and Midwestern parts of the United States, causing widespread damage and the tragic loss of several lives. We are partnering with DRADT (Disaster Relief and Disaster Training) and Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Alabama to provide relief in areas devastated by this disaster.

Hand of Hope is the missions arm of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Our goal is simply to help as many hurting people as we possibly can, to alleviate human suffering and to help Christians grow in their faith.

Watch Joyce Live in Sri Lanka on GOD TV

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:04:00 +0000

Less than 9% of the almost 21 million people in Sri Lanka are Christian. Joyce will be sharing the gospel with the people of Sri Lanka January 20th and 21st.

Go to God.TV/liveevents to watch Joyce’s teaching live and be part of this historic event.

Saving a Life in Sri Lanka

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:29:00 +0000

Ashley Wilkins - Hand of Hope Medical Missions Director

Gasping for breath, 68 year old Perianyen made her way to our medical outreach in Sri Lanka. When she arrived she was so weak from the lack of oxygen she collapsed on the ground struggling to breathe. Our team rushed to her side and we were able to administer life saving medication which saved Perianyen's life. After she was able to breathe again, the smile on her face was beautiful.

We just began our first medical/dental outreach of the year in Colombo, Sri Lanka which also kicks off a week of great ministry with Joyce and the team. What a great start we have had to our week of clinics! The community is happy we are here and everyone is talking about the Festival of Life with Joyce later this week.

We are seeing more diabetes and high blood pressure than I have ever seen in past clinics. Nearly every patient has issues with these two illnesses and almost none have had either checked in years. A lot of them take medicine but have no idea how much they should be taking because a doctor has not treated them in years. Our team is able to test and treat for both hypertension and diabetes which will be life saving for many.

We are so thankful to our wonderful partners who help make medical clinics like this one happen. Lives are being saved and hearts given to Jesus!

Protecting Women and Children in Israel

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:14:00 +0000

Shelly Meyer–Hand of Hope International Relations Officer

Hezi was insistent that his wife Zohar have an abortion. The couple had just married and a baby was definitely not part of the plan. Zohar could not bear the thought of aborting their first child. Hand of Hope proudly partners with Be’ad Chaim in Israel, who offers support to women in Zohar’s situation. The Jerusalem office counselor met with the couple. Deuteronomy 30:19 was shared with Hezi and Zohar, “I call heaven and earth to witness … that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse, therefore choose life, that you may live and your seed.“ Zohar cried out, “Yes, I also want a blessing for our family...please let’s choose life so that we’ll be blessed.”

Zohar later became ill and feared a miscarriage. Amazingly, this crisis caused Hezi to have mercy on his wife and their unborn baby and he agreed to continue with the pregnancy! Zohar is just one of the many mothers and children Hand of Hope supports through Be’ad Chaim, an organization that is dedicated to the protection of mothers and unborn children in Israel.

Battlefield of the Mind in Georgian

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:32:00 +0000

David L. Meyer – CEO Hand of Hope

Today we had the pleasure of starting distribution of Joyce's most popular book, Battlefield of The Mind. For the first time ever the people in the country of Georgia can read Battlefield of the Mind translated in their native language of Georgian. This tiny country, which was once part of the former Soviet Union, was forced to speak Russian during those years causing their native language to be suppressed. Now that Georgians have their independence they are seeing a resurgence of their native language. We were told there are very few Christian books in Georgian and they were very thankful to receive Joyce's. With this new language we have now printed and given away Battlefield of the Mind books in 51 different languages. This tiny country of only 5.5 million people say thank you to the friends and partners of JMM.

Bringing Hope to Joselin - Nicaragua

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Ashley Wilkins - Hand of Hope Medical Missions Director

We recently had the opportunity to host free medical and dental clinics in Nicaragua. During these clinics we met Joselin, the 6 year old daughter of a local pastor. We learned that Joselin battles a variety of health issues and was in need of some basic necessities, including a wheelchair. One of the medical volunteers on this outreach was so moved by Joselin’s needs that when she returned home from the outreach she purchased a wheelchair for Joselin with her own money. She flew back to Nicaragua on her own to personally deliver the wheelchair directly to Joselin and her family. The reunion was extremely touching and Joselin now has a brand new wheelchair.

We are honored to work with volunteers who are touched with compassion for others and continue to make a difference in the lives of people around the world. If you or someone you know is a medical or dental professional and would like to help make a difference in someone’s life, visit our website at joycemeyer.org/medicalmissions.

Christmas Giving

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:30:00 +0000

Shelly Meyer–Hand of Hope International Relations Officer

We recently had the opportunity to support an amazing outreach in the inner-city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In conjunction with our ministry partners at Healing Place Church, we helped host a Christmas party for 3,200 people in the community. There were plenty of activities for everyone, including games, face painting, entertainment and food. But most importantly, we were able to give away 1,375 bikes to children in Baton Rouge who may otherwise have not received a Christmas present this year.

The team at Healing Place Church shared with us, “we are so deeply grateful for amazing partnerships like the one we have with Hand of Hope that made it possible for us to collect and give out all of these bikes. Through this outreach, we were able to share the love of Jesus with thousands in our community here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.”

Our thanks to Healing Place Church and the partners and friends of Joyce Meyer Ministries who helped make this event possible.

Supporting the Philippine Typhoon Victims

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:09:00 +0000

Please pray with us for the people in the Southern Philippine Island of Mindanao. This region was recently struck by a devastating typhoon which resulted in disastrous flooding. Hundreds have lost their lives and over 25,000 families in and around the city of Cagayan de Oro have lost everything they owned.

Hand of Hope, in conjunction with Convoy of Hope and Don Clower's Ministries, is providing much needed relief efforts to help those affected by this deadly disaster. Containers carrying 18,000 meals have been sent from Convoy of Hope’s warehouse in Manila to Mindanao where torrential rains have killed over 900 people. Convoy of Hope is coordinating relief efforts with local government officials and local churches in the region to make sure food and disaster relief clean-up is directed where it is needed most.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Mindanao as they recover from this disaster.

Making A Difference This Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:19:00 +0000

David L. Meyer – CEO Hand of Hope

A special thank you to our partners who are helping to make a difference this Christmas season. Joyce Meyer Ministries, Hand of Hope partnered with the Chicago Bears and Maranatha Church this weekend to bring the love of Christ to Chicago.

Living Water in Zambia

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:40:00 +0000

David L. Meyer – CEO Hand of Hope

Hand of Hope started partnering with Overland Missions (overlandmissions.com) several years ago to support a small school for the precious children of Sichilobe, a village in Africa located about an hour outside of Zambia. We recently had another opportunity to partner with Overland Missions, this time to drill a water well to provide clean drinking water to the village of Sichilobe.

Getting the well drilled was no easy feat. After two failed attempts to find water the drill team prayed and on the third attempt hit water that gushed out of the drill hole. This work has become a great testimony to the community. It was not uncommon for the people of the village to walk over 2 miles roundtrip to get water from a river. Now, because of your generous support, clean drinking water is available to them right in the their own village.

The headman of the village wanted to honor the drilling team, but they pointed him to God who did the work. The headman of the village is going to church now and started praying because “God takes care of us like this!” Now many people in the village look to God as their source of water and so much more! This is one of two wells Hand of Hope has supported in Zambia through Overland Missions.

Restoring Hope in Lebanon

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Wade Hosseini - Hand of Hope Medical Missions Coordinator

I recently returned from Beirut Lebanon where Hand of Hope conducted a medical and dental outreach. Our team of 11 volunteers came from 3 different nations and partnered with the volunteer staff from Hand of Hope’s long term partner Heart for Lebanon. Through this combined effort, we were able to minister to the physical and spiritual needs of over 700 patients.

Our goal in Lebanon was simple: reach the medical needs of the people and let God’s work speak for itself. The hope we were able to spread allowed us to create a opening in the hearts of those who were desperately searching for Him. Over the span of five days we hosted clinics for people to obtain free health and dental care and spiritual healing. During that time nearly 200 Iraqi refugees, 200 prisoners from a Lebanese prison, and over 250 Bedouins and gypsies from 2 different camps attended our clinics and received the care and attention they desperately needed and otherwise would not have received without the loving care that Hand of Hope and it’s volunteers showed.

Providing Treatment for HIV/AIDS

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Because of the amazing support of our partners and friends, Hand of Hope has been able to provide medical treatment and support to those suffering from HIV/AIDS around the world through a home for HIV positive children and HIV/AIDS centers in India, two women’s homes in Ethiopia, and medical care for HIV positive children in Africa. In addition to these programs, Hand of Hope also provides HIV/AIDS treatment as needed through primary care hospitals in India and Cambodia, medical clinics in Haiti and Ethiopia, and many of the human trafficking restoration outreaches we support as well.

Today in South Africa, we distributed booklets to children and adults that provide practical information about prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and also explain the hope found in Jesus Christ which is available to everyone. We are so thankful to have the opportunity to show the love of Christ in such a practical way.

Curing the People of Cambodia

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Dr.Yem Tevyneath

Hun Dalin comes from a poor farming family in the Keo Sovan Krom village of Cambodia. He misses out on most of his 4th grade studies while selling snacks door to door with his mother to help make ends meet. After becoming sick with infected blisters around his body Hun could no longer sleep properly nor help his parents or sister. Huns parents took him to the local provincial hospital but there was no result.

When his parents heard about the Hand of Hope health center treating patients at no cost, they sent Hun on the 40 km journey to the hospital. There Hun was treated by a doctor and given a prescription free of charge. His parents have expressed their thanks and gratefulness not only to the health center staff, but also to the donors who support this outreach to the Cambodian people through the love of Jesus Christ.

Meeting Needs in Malawi

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:22:00 +0000

Lea Peters – Malawi Hand of Hope Center

Stella and her children have been coming to the Malawi Hand of Hope Center since November of 2007. She serves as part of the feeding team and volunteers every Wednesday. She and her children have been helped dramatically by the ministry they receive from the Hope Center. Due to the extreme poverty they face, the food provided by the friends and partners of Hand of Hope at the Hope Center is vital for the children’s very survival. They have also learned how to prevent diseases through lessons taught on site as well as by a community health worker who visits their home and teaches basic hygiene and food safety.

Stella is so very thankful for the help she receives from Hand of Hope through the Hope Center and prays for it to continue so her children, and others like them, will have an opportunity for a better life.

Reaching Inmates in Albania

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:31:00 +0000

Jack Elledge – Office Director, Joyce Meyer Ministries Europe

Hand of Hope, in conjunction with Christian Association for Albanian Prisoners, accomplished something that has never been done before within the Albanian prison system. We traveled to all 20 prisons in Albania and handed out 5,000 hygiene gift bags to inmates. Each bag had a copy of one of Joyce’s books in Albanian. We have reached across ethnic and religious lines to touch the hearts of inmates that have been forgotten by their families and left to the correctional institutions to care for them. Most of these inmates are left without any support because their families are not financially able to help them due to their own level of poverty. The gifts bags have shown the prisoners that people do care for them and there is hope.

Thanks to the team from Christian Association for Albanian Prisoners for all their help; they worked tirelessly and did a fantastic job. Joyce Meyer Ministries truly cares for those who are hurting and without hope.

Feeding Children in Madagascar

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:30:00 +0000

Brad Senekal – Outreach Director, Joyce Meyer Ministries South Africa Office

It is estimated that 50,000 children live on the streets of the capital city of Madagascar. Hand of Hope has teamed up Empowerment Advocates International to begin a new project aimed at changing the lives and worldviews of these children.

Through an inner-city House of Hope, over 300 children are able to experience love, affection and kindness along with a nourishing meal. Before the children are fed a meal, they are taught how the love and compassion of Christ can help change their lives forever. Many children have already accepted Christ. Lives are beginning to change, and perceptions are already shifting.

What began as a daily feeding for 130 children has already rapidly grown to over 300 with more coming almost every day. This is only possible through our friends and partners support. With 50,000 children to reach, we know our work in Madagascar has only begun!

Teeth Grenades

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:12:00 +0000

Tyler Ramsey – Artist and Medical Missions Volunteer

God turned a couple of rotten teeth in the ghetto of Panama into spiritual grenades. Yep, Spiritual Grenades! My wife Jacqueline and I were recently blessed to be included on a medical mission trip to Panama with Hand of Hope. The team of Dr.s and nurses inspired my wife and I with their hearts and their faith. Together, we created a temporary clinic within a ghetto torn apart by gang violence and daily murders. Ka-Boom! An older Panamanian woman came to the clinic with a couple of rotting teeth and a beautiful smile appeared when she found out we could help. She even smiled as our world-class dentist expertly and painlessly extracted the cause of her suffering. Still smiling with a mouth full of gauze, the old woman sat next to an unhappy mother in our ministry tent as she waited a few minutes for her follow-up medication. The mother’s view of the world was dark, cynical, and violent. She refused to pray with my wife until the old woman pointed to her missing teeth and said we were ok. Together, we all prayed with the mother, who simply wanted her children to love her. The mother cried when my wife opened her heart to an unlimited source of love and even accepted Jesus that day thanks to a couple of teeth that brought an old woman to a clinic so she could help a desperate mother feel comfortable enough to allow a stranger to pray over her. God turned a couple of rotten teeth into spiritual grenades. KA-BOOM!

On a selfish note, there is no better way to travel. When you are on a mission trip, you see places and experience things you would never see on a typical vacation. Spending time in that slum was one of the coolest things I’ve experienced, and the Indian village we went to next gave me a new and radically different perspective. We feel like we packed several trips into one. My wife and I are both seasoned world-travelers, but our trip to Panama is the most amazing experience we’ve ever had. Our faith and our marriage are stronger than ever. The friends we made have inspired us both to become better Christians. Ashley, our coordinator, handled all of the details, which freed us up to simply experience the glory of the adventure. The stories we returned with make our other trips sound dull by comparison my wife was a contestant on Survivor so that’s saying a lot! Our trip to Panama has changed our life. We will be forever grateful.

Click here for information on how you can go on a medical missions trip.

Flood Relief in Southeast Asia

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:24:00 +0000

Scott Norling, Director – Joyce Meyer Ministries Asia Office

This has been a very challenging time for the people of Southeast Asia as they battle a horrible year of monsoon rains and flooding. There has been significant rain and flooding all along the Mekong River. This river runs through many of the countries we work in – specifically Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Our children's home in Siem Riep, Cambodia is full of water. We will rebuild our children’s home in Cambodia as well as do everything we can to bring relief to those affected by the flooding.

We have volunteers working every day, spending time with families who have lost so much. So far we have served thousands of families with supply relief bags, which contain rice, tin fish, oil and vegetables. We plan to print Joyce’s book Tell Them I Love Them to be placed in relief bags as well as to be handed out personally by volunteers. We are working with four churches to set up facilities in five locations for temporary housing, each of which will have food and simple bedding, with temporary shower and toilet facilities. Please join us in prayer as we continue working to bring much needed relief.

Joyce's Book Now in Vietnamese

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:11:00 +0000

David L. Meyer – CEO Hand of Hope

For the first time ever, Vietnam has allowed us to translate, print and distribute one of Joyce’s books. We personally distributed Battlefield of the Mind this week – a total of 10,000 copies will be spread throughout the country over the next few weeks. Battlefield of the Mind has by far been Joyce's most widely circulated book, we have translated it in over 45 languages.

Powerful testimonies come to us all the time from people receiving translated books we distribute around the world. A 62 year old woman living in Mongolia recently shared with us, “through your books I learned how to think positively…thank you for encouragement and edification.”

Thanks for helping us help the beautiful people in Vietnam.

God's Grace in Burkina Faso

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:30:00 +0000

David L. Meyer – CEO Hand of Hope

For several years Hand of Hope has supported Lynn Peters who heads up Burkina Faso Outreach. Lynn is pictured here with my wife Shelly and one of the many sponsored children the Burkina Faso Outreach helps feed. In addition to the feeding program, Lynn operates education centers and feeds widows. Hand of Hope is honored to partner with Lynn in her work. Burkina Faso is located in West Africa which is the 121st poorest country in the world. Please pray for Lynn as she is on the front lines as a single woman in harsh conditions doing the Lord's work.

Hope in Lebanon

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:29:00 +0000

Ginger Stache - JMM Chief Media Officer

One day Dr. Dawod received an anonymous phone call threatening his family. A Christian in Iraq, he had seen many of his friends hurt, but still wondered whether to take the threat seriously. That is until they denied his son desperately needed medical care then ambushed his car in a torrent of gunfire. He narrowly escaped with his life and knew he had to get his family out of Iraq immediately.

Now living in Beirut, Lebanon, his family is safe but their conditions are still difficult. He is not able to practice medicine and is struggling to find any work. Thankfully Hand of Hope and our partner ministry Heart 4 Lebanon is helping his family through this transition with food, supplies, and loving support. We have loved being here in Beirut and meeting many wonderful people like Dr. Dawod. We are very grateful that our Joyce Meyer Ministries partners are enabling us to be there in this family's greatest time of need -- and many more like them.

New Feeding in El Salvador

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:25:00 +0000

Shelly Meyer–Hand of Hope International Relations Officer

“My husband died in an accident nine years ago,” says Candelaria – Veronica and Yordi’s mother, as she stands in front of her home in El Salvador – a mud-brick shack she built on her own. “I didn’t have help anymore after he died, but I started cleaning houses and collecting plastic bottles so I could buy food and things for the children.” Despite Candelaria’s best efforts, food is regularly in short supply in her home. At school, the siblings receive an education and also a meal from Convoy of Hope and Joyce Meyer Ministries each school day. Since enrolling in the school in 2009, Veronica has gained 10 pounds.

Veronica and her brother Yordi are just two of the nearly 7,534 children being fed in El Salvador through our partnership with Convoy of Hope. It is the support of friends and partners that feeds these children and allows them to, in words of their mother, “…reach for the things in life that I cannot reach.”

Miracle Village Update - Haiti

noreply@blogger.com (JMM) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:31:00 +0000

David L. Meyer – CEO Hand of Hope

Miracle Village is one of the many miracles God is working through our friends and partners in Haiti. After the massive earthquake in January 2010, hundreds of victims found shelter in tent cities located near Love A Child facilities. In addition to providing medical care, equipment and food to many of those affected by the devastating earthquake, Hand of Hope also sponsored the first 50 homes at Miracle Village. After seeing the quality of the homes, Hand of Hope committed to sponsor 50 more homes.

Thanks to the support of our partners and friends, 100 families now have a brand new lasting home. The families are settled into their homes and have local wells that provide clean water. To keep the work and the people safe, a security wall is being built around the entire 62 acres of Miracle Village. We are honored to be a part of the lasting work God is doing in Haiti!