Making a Global Impact Since 2003 Helping Hands Foreign Missions is a Great Commission-based ministry mobilizing individuals and churches to the nations. We have been making a global impact since our formation in 2003 by Drs. Richard and Brenda Kowalske of Gainesville, Georgia. Our current international ministry sites are in Uganda, Africa; Bolivia, South America; and Brazil, South America, with significant partnerships in Germany and Argentina. Our ministry began in Cochab

A Bright Future Ahead Erika and her brother Eduardo live with their parents in a poverty-stricken area of Atibaia, Brazil. They attend Vinde Meninos faithfully each week to learn about God, receive a meal, and further their education. Erika is a dedicated 4th-grade student and loves to learn! She loves seeing her friends and having time to play at Vinde. Recently, Erika has understood more about her need for Christ as a Savior. Although she has been coming to Vinde Meninos fo

The Gospel Changes Lives Through Summer Camp Each year, during the Brazilian summer months of January and February, Vinde Meninos hosts camps for children and teenagers living in extreme poverty. These camps give many children an opportunity to have a week of fun, see the love of Christ through camp staff, and hear the Gospel. Recently, ten teenagers made the long road trip from Marilia to Atibaia to participate in this week of summer camp at the Vinde Meninos Outreach Center

More than 13 years after launching the Child Sponsorship program in Uganda, God is still moving. We have grown from about 10 sponsors to over 1,500 around the world and we've expanded to supporting children on two continents. In that time, we have found that Child Sponsorship is the key that enables us to disciple children and their families by meeting their day-to-day needs. Here are the stories of two boys whose lives have been forever changed by Child Sponsorship. Fred, n

By Claudia Acuña Nogales, Child Sponsorship Coordinator in Uganda I have been serving with Helping Hands Foreign Missions in Uganda for 4 years. When God called me to follow Him, He made it clear that I had to leave behind my understanding of missions so that He could have the empty canvas of my heart to paint His plan with love, not only in my life, but also in the lives of those in need here in Uganda. Child Sponsorship is the channel God uses through Helping Hands to pour

The words of Todd Ahrend echoed throughout the Jack Wyrtzen Center at Word of Life’s campus in Schroon Lake, New York. "Some things in life are optional; some things are not…Becoming a Christ follower is optional. But once you are a Christ follower, being a global Christian is not. We serve a global God. We should be global Christians." The challenge that Todd presented was not just for the students in the room that day. In fact, the call to be a global Christian applies to e

Despite only being 11 years old, Giovanna has experienced numerous challenges in life. Her father is currently incarcerated, and her mother abandoned the family due to drug addiction leaving Giovanna and her brother in the care of their aunt. However, Giovanna’s aunt already had 7 children of her own and worked as a farmer which made it difficult to care for two additional children. To help in the home, Giovanna began working with her aunt but soon became malnourished from la

FillWaterBottles.com is a ministry of Helping Hands Foreign Missions that launched in March 2017. This project is designed to carry the Gospel to the people of the world through the practical gift of a water bottle filled with 5 Essential Items—hygiene products, personal care items, school supplies, something fun, and $5 to help with international shipping. In less than two years, nearly 5,000 water bottles have been filled and sent to Uganda. In June 2018, volunteers helped

The annual Vinde Meninos Christmas party was a huge success! There were more than 200 people in attendance, and all the children and teens who are a part of Vinde Meninos were able to participate. Nearly all the children were able to bring at least one parent to the party. Having hosted a Christmas party for several years now, we were excited to see that the number of attending parents continues to increase. This is an indicator that our vision is being fulfilled—families a

“Bem-Vindo Brasil” or "Welcome, Brazil!" Helping Hands Foreign Missions would like to welcome and introduce the ministry of Vinde Meninos which means “come children.” This ministry was established in 1977 to serve and care for orphans. It is a children’s outreach of Word of Life in Atibaia, Brazil. This ministry shares our same heart and vision, “Discipling children to be followers of Christ by investing in their spiritual, physical, and educational development to establish