The Work of OH3 - OPen Hearts Helping Hands
Our GoalThe mission of OH3 is to supply an organized way that individuals can help New Testament Christians overseas that are in need.
OH3 Goals: 1. To raise the awareness level of Christians for saints in real need. 2. To help individuals who wish to assist their Zimbabwe brethren in desperate straits by providing a vetted channel for relief. 3. To encourage individual help to brethren by making it.... ...organized for individuals ...tax-deductible (IRS 501(c)3) ...accountable by direct communication from recipients *** OH3 is an effort of individuals for individuals, families for families. Although information is freely shared with churches, no congregational funds are either solicited or accepted. |
HOW OH3 OPERATESOpen Hearts Helping Hands is a volunteer effort of compassionate hearts like yours. None of your donations are used to compensate anyone on the OH3 staff who are all volunteers. The OH3 focus is on emergency food support for saints in Zimbabwe although we sometimes get requests for Zimbabwe preacher support or medical assistance for a Zimbabwe saint. OH3 will sometimes refer these requests, without indorsement or solicitation, to others who might want to meet those personal needs; and if our help is requested by a donor, we process as “Donor Directed Support''. Otherwise, our focus is on emergency food aid, one month at a time, to avoid creating a recurring dependency.
OH3 outlays fall into 3 major categories: (1) wire transfers used for food purchases and distribution, self-sustainment efforts, and donor directed support, (2) wire and PayPal fees, and (3) bank and legal compliance expenses. OH3 operates on a month-to-month basis and strives to minimize retained funds. Funds are sent to vetted Zimbabwe preachers who purchase the food and make distribution to the saints. At the time funds are sent, the receiving preacher and at least one other local man are notified as a safety precaution. After distribution, vetted preachers supply OH3 with purchase receipts and pictures of the families receiving the food. If receipts/pictures are not forthcoming, the vetted preacher is dropped from the list until compliance is achieved. If you would like to know more about our vetting and risk mitigation process, feel free to email us at oh3forstarvingsaints@gmail.com. We can email you a copy of our published “rules of engagement”, or we can call you and answer any questions on the spot if you provide a phone number. |
WHAT CAN MY CONGREGATION DO?Open Hearts, Helping Hands is a volunteer effort of individuals helping New Testament Christians in need.
We do not solicit or accept funds from any church. There are still a couple of things that you can do however. You can spread the word in your church about this need. Encourage brothers and sisters to visit this website and consider helping these Christians. For about the cost of eating out once a month here in the U.S. they can feed a Christian family for an entire month. If your congregation would like to help Zimbabwe churches in accordance with the scriptural pattern, OH3 can provide the names of tested and trusted men that OH3 uses to purchase and deliver food to saints. While OH3 will not handle a congregations money, pertinent information such as wire fees, transport costs, food costs, email addresses and P.O. Boxes can provided freely, to assist our brethren and glorify our Lord. Simply email OH3FORSTARVINGSAINTS@GMAIL.COM for that information. |
Pictures of the saints in ZIMBABWE.
WHAT CAN I DO?
First and foremost you can PRAY fervently for our needy brethren. Pray that conditions change so that famine and starvation no longer exist. Prayer is our greatest gift, as we hold our needy brethren before our Lord.
Next, if you are reading this, you know that Open Heart Helping Hands is an organization set up for the express purpose of helping our brothers and sisters in Zimbabwe who undergoing famine and severe hardship.
The funds that are donated to Open Hearts Helping Hands are used to feed hungry brothers and sisters and their children. For example, $50.00 will provide food for a family of 4 for over a month.
No one expects you to deprive your family by helping with this cause. However, if after prayerfully considering the worthiness of this cause, please consider sending what you are able to donate. You will be helping to provide food to our fellow brethren, who through no fault of their own are unable to provide for themselves and their children. Please know that the ones you will be helping are not con-artists on the streets here in the U.S. who sometimes prey on the kindness of church members. The ones you are helping are New Testament Christians, brethren, who have been overcome by a troubled government and several consecutive years of drought in Zimbabwe. They have nowhere to turn except to God and their spiritual family.
Next, if you are reading this, you know that Open Heart Helping Hands is an organization set up for the express purpose of helping our brothers and sisters in Zimbabwe who undergoing famine and severe hardship.
The funds that are donated to Open Hearts Helping Hands are used to feed hungry brothers and sisters and their children. For example, $50.00 will provide food for a family of 4 for over a month.
No one expects you to deprive your family by helping with this cause. However, if after prayerfully considering the worthiness of this cause, please consider sending what you are able to donate. You will be helping to provide food to our fellow brethren, who through no fault of their own are unable to provide for themselves and their children. Please know that the ones you will be helping are not con-artists on the streets here in the U.S. who sometimes prey on the kindness of church members. The ones you are helping are New Testament Christians, brethren, who have been overcome by a troubled government and several consecutive years of drought in Zimbabwe. They have nowhere to turn except to God and their spiritual family.