Esperanza cooks have been delivering encouragement to doctors, nurses and other health care staff since the pandemic began in March 2020. You can help! Here’s how we got started. In April 2020, when the COVID_19 pandemic was gaining momentum, Esperanza …
Earlier this year, The Arizona Nurses Association put out a post in local social media with the request that volunteers sew hearts out of various cloth materials to hand out to nurses for emotional support. Past President of the Arizona …
This year we have a special opportunity to make Thanksgiving dinner truly a feast for 10 needy Kyrene School District families. Peggy and Larry Hanson will be coordinating donations to fill baskets with traditional Thanksgiving foods. In addition, they will …
Soon it will be Advent, the season when we await the arrival of the newborn Jesus. What better time to help welcome babies born to families in need? Our youth group and confirmation class are working on a service project …
By Jim Gisselquist We have completed 3 weeks of the building of the Jama house and the construction is going very well. We just completed the addition of the trusses, so the structure is beginning to look more like a …
Opportunities abound to put your faith to work by helping out with Esperanza’s long-term service projects. Contact our coordinators to find out how you can assist. Care for the Caregivers: Raise spirits among the Help health care providers at the …
Opportunities abound to put your faith to work by helping out with Esperanza’s long-term service projects. Contact our coordinators to find out how you can assist. Meals for the VA Chris Armfield has organized cooks to prepare homemade lunches for …
Last month the Children of Hope preschool children, led by Lynn Hockenberger, prepared many goodies for the VA Healthcare workers. The kids did this service during their chapel week. The VA loved everything the children sent and were touched that …
Our Habitat for Humanity build is just a week away! Here’s everything you need to know to help out. Start date: Saturday, September 25th. Address: 697 W. 19th Street. (one block north of Broadway and one block east of Hardy) …
The Kyrene Family Resource Center helps families with basic needs living on the neighborhoods around us who have children in school. Esperanza has been active in this ministry for years, collecting non-perishables and other items. During October, Esperanza donated 63 …
Beginning September 25, Esperanza will again be working with the Southeast Valley Lutheran Coalition (SELV) to build our 26th Habitat home. The site for the new home is in Tempe. It’s not too early to start thinking about supporting this …
It’s time to Stuff the Bus! The Kyrene schools reopen on July 29th. Some students come from homes that struggle to provide the needed supplies. You can help by joining the Kyrene Resource Center’s Stuff the Bus campaign. Items needed include: NEW …