There are few things more heartwarming than a struggling family moving into a new home and having a dream come true. The Jama family is excited about moving into the house that we helped construct in our Habitat project. And …
There are few things more heartwarming than a struggling family moving into a new home and having a dream come true. The Jama family is excited about moving into the house that we helped construct in our Habitat project. And …
Among the most pressing problems in our community this year is hunger, and Esperanza has a plan to combat it! Esperanza Hunger Ministry Plan for 2022 More research is needed to obtain details, requirements and constraints. Specific activities have been …
Spring is in the air, and before it gets so hot that your hands sear to the steering wheel, why not drive over to the church Saturday morning to help with the Garden of Eatin’ annual cleanup? Garden president Jayne …
Esperanza Lutheran Church has initiated a short-term outreach ministry project to provide medical supplies and personal items to aid the refugees of the crisis in Ukraine. The project will start on Sunday, April 3, and continue for three weeks until …
As darkness fell on March 26, a group of teens gathered around the labyrinth on our campus for prayer. It had been a busy evening. Now the group paused to reflect. “We meditated on what it means to not just …
Above: His new shawl is becoming a favorite spot for Teddy. “You blessed us with all living creatures.” Introducing a new ministry at Esperanza that helps our four-legged friends and their owners: doggieprayershawls. Don’t have a dog? No problem! …
Every Sunday, Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Phoenix hosts a pancake breakfast for the homeless. On May 1, Esperanza will partner to prepare and serve the breakfast. The key details: We will need 12 to 15 volunteers. We prefer to …
We were very excited that about 35 people attended the dedication last Saturday of the Jama family home in Tempe, which was our Habitat project for the past several months. This was the first time that many family members had …
How would you like to be of tremendous service to our faith community with very little time or effort? We need worship leaders to greet, lector, be communion assistants, run the Power Point and usher each Sunday at both services. …
During the past two weeks, 28 pounds of food were donated by our Esperanza community to the Kyrene Family Resource Center! That increases the total for the month to 103 pounds, and for calendar year 2022 to 234 pounds, which …
Rest and relaxation are such lovely pursuits. If you’re 90. Come on, we’ve had two weeks off, it’s time to get back to work on the Habitat House. It’s almost finished. You can rest some more when it’s done! Hopefully …