Christmas Blessings in El Paso

Evan Cox, Project Coordinator for Hand of Hope

For the fifth consecutive year, Hand of Hope (HOH) has partnered with Abundant Living Faith Center (ALFC) for a Christmas event in El Paso, Texas called “Christmas Is for Kids.” 

Held annually, this event has become a highlight for families who normally wouldn’t be able to afford gifts for their children. The parents and children come to the event, pick out their Christmas presents and experience the love of Christ firsthand.  

In 2012, more than 15,000 brand new toys were given away. This year, 18,000 toys were given out—all to families living in the surrounding community. 

The morning of the event, the line was wrapped throughout the entire parking lot. We learned that many families, some from across the border, had camped out since the night before just to secure a gift for their child. 

More than 400 ALFC volunteers were present to pass out gifts and make every family member feel welcome. Throughout the day, ministry teams shared the gospel to everyone who attended with hundreds accepting Christ.  

During the course of the outreach, I encountered multiple volunteers who at one point had been a recipient of this outreach and were now actively involved in the church and volunteering to provide Christmas presents for others. 

Seeing the look on every child and parent’s face spoke to the great need and overwhelming gratitude. Thank you for helping Hand of Hope make events like this possible. 

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.

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Backpacking in Eastern Europe



Macedonia is located in a beautiful mountainous region in Eastern Europe, nestled between Albania and Bulgaria. This country, along with many in that area spent years under communist rule, but finally received their independence in 1991. Although Macedonia is now a highly Christian nation, one-third of the nation is Muslim.  

In an effort to spread the Word of God to the far corners of the world, Hand of Hope teamed up with Laborers Together International to distribute backpacks to 100 first-year college freshmen in Macedonia. Each pack contained school supplies, plus information about the Gospel. Copies of Joyce’s books, A New Way of Living and Battlefield of the Mind, translated into Macedonian, were also given to the students.  

On a practical level these backpacks helped alleviate the financial burden of buying necessary school supplies, but also allowed us to share the love of Christ with the students, many of whom were away from home for the very first time. 

Thank you so much for helping us share the Gospel and love of Christ in Macedonia and so many other nations around the world. 

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.

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Reaching People in Iran through Translated Books



Throughout Iran, people are now receiving translated copies of Battlefield of the Mind. We want to thank you so much for helping provide resources that will help people understand God’s Word better, especially in areas where the Gospel isn’t easily accessible. Here are a few testimonies of how you’re sharing Christ in Iran. 

“I find no words to express the gratitude of my heart. I hold a book in my hands where there are answers for questions I have had for already 20 years. It was as if I held a heavy load on my shoulders for years. I thought if I had battles in my mind, then I was lost in sin! However, this book is like a letter from heaven, and it is just for me. I came to know my Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit anew, and love has been multiplied in me.”  

“Joyce, we Christian women in Iran are so inspired by you! We see the healing and miraculous power of Christianity in your life, and it passes to us through books and sermons. Thank you for the book Battlefield of the Mind! It will bring great breakthrough in our nation!” 

“I can’t believe that I have the book…translated into my language! This book has given me answers for a thousand questions, which had been accumulated inside of me! I can tell you there is a great army of Christians in Iran, which look forward to getting [these] materials.” 

Thank you so much for helping reach out to people all around the world through translated resources such as Battlefield of the Mind and so many more. 

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.

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“Thank you! Cuba thanks you, and Harborside Missions Team thanks you! ”

Debra Brune, Staff Writer 

Kathleen from Clearwater, Florida, was overjoyed to go to Cuba with Haborside Missions Team. During her trip the team visited Cuba Connection Ministry that works to connect churches abroad with churches in Cuba. 

While there, Kathleen facilitated her first Bible study and the missions team was also able to give out gift bags, which included books donated by Hand of Hope. She shares how delighted the women were when they opened their bags and discovered that Joyce’s book, The Joy of Believing Prayer, was inside. 

“They pulled out the books donated by you, the squeals were overwhelming! They were jumping up and down and hugging each other!” 

It’s a great testimony to what translated books mean to people all around the world. Each woman also shared their testimony of how studying Battlefield of the Mind had impacted each of their lives. 

“You have to know, you have already had an impact in Cuba.” 

Yodalis Santiago, one of the leaders of Cuba Connection Ministry asked Kathleen if she could send us her letter. Yodalis had tried sending it to us before, but her previous letters never made it out of Cuba. Kathleen promised to deliver it to us. And we’d like to share it with you now. 

Hello Joyce Meyer:


I am Yodalis Santiago from Cuba and I am writing to you to share that we are so blessed by the books Kathleen gave us during her missions trip to our country this year. 

In Cuba we do not have Christian literature. About 8 years ago we started receiving Joyce’s books from friends who came as missionaries. 

I feel honored that God gave me the opportunity to have a library of Christian literature. I open the library three times during the week because many people here like to read Christian books. Christians and non-Christians are coming, and many ask if we have your books. 

In our women’s Bible study group, the first book of yours that we read was The Battlefield of the Mind. Personally, I confess that this book was wonderful and many people changed their way of thinking because of it. 

I have told you this so that you have some idea of the blessing that your books are having in my community. 

God bless you, your family and ministry. 

Blessings, 

Yodalis Santiago 

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.

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