For years, 64‑year‑old Darla had worked two jobs — it was a matter of survival. So, when she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, she was forced to retire from full‑time work and saw little hope for the future.

For Darla, there was so much to think about. Her adult son suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was just a teenager, and she is all he has. And when the pandemic struck, neither one could find even part‑time work. Left with no money, a stack of bills and a broken‑down car, desperation set in.

“There were many nights that I cried out to God and I just didn’t feel like I could go on,” Darla recalled. “Then one night He spoke to my heart and said, I did not bring you this far to let you go.”

Darla didn’t know it yet, but help was on the way. Hand of Hope had partnered with i5 City Church to plan a major event in Baltimore, Maryland, that would provide food and groceries to families hit hardest by the pandemic. They also had a few surprises in store.

On the day of the event, Darla arrived to a cheering crowd and was directed to the makeshift stage. “Pastor Irene and I have been praying for you,” said Jimmy Rollins, pastor of i5 City Church. “Darla, your family means the world to us, and we want you to know we are donating to you a brand‑new vehicle.”

It had been a long two years, and Darla had seen it all. But she never saw this coming. As she sat in her new car, she raised her hands and began praising God. “It gives me a purpose again,” she said.

And Darla is like so many others who you helped this year in response to the pandemic. When all hope was lost, you shared the love of Christ in real and practical ways. And they will never forget it.

After the hurricane passed, David returned to find his Louisiana home badly damaged, the roof partially collapsed, and his barn completely destroyed.

To make matters worse, the high winds took down nearly every tree on his beautiful lot. Without water or electricity, he immediately started to clean up, attempting to salvage his life’s work.

He worked for hours and it barely made a dent. That’s when Hand of Hope, in partnership with God’s Pit Crew, showed up to clear the trees and debris and help David figure out the next steps.

“When I met him, he was just exhausted,” Chris Chiles from God’s Pit Crew said. “I could see it on him. Sitting on his front porch with his head in his hands, he just said, ‘I can’t move anymore.’ I said, ‘Brother, you just sit there and let us take over.’”

Tired, emotional, and still trying to digest the events of the past few days, David was amazed by the love and support.

“I’ve never seen this in my entire life,” he said. “I’m so appreciative and so grateful. Somebody’s looking over me.”

David’s story is about more than a damaged house — it’s about loving people. And in the wake of Hurricane Laura, when the people of Louisiana and Texas needed it most, you shared the love of Jesus in so many beautiful ways.

Through our unique partnerships with several relief organizations, you provided clean‑up services, food, water, hygiene kits, critical supplies and a shoulder to lean on for thousands all across the area.

During their time of crisis, God used you to answer the prayers of desperate people…and let them know that Somebody is indeed looking out for them.

Becky had never felt so isolated. After months of quarantine — unable to attend church or see many of her friends — she could sense the pressure mounting.

Like many people in 2020, the pandemic left Becky unemployed and spending nearly all of her time indoors. And between studying online for her teaching degree and caring for a mom who has health challenges, she had reached her breaking point.

“I had been struggling under the weight of it all — physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually,” Becky shared. “You go about every day, but you hit a limit where it just becomes too much.”

Then, one day, as she was browsing the Joyce Meyer Ministries website, something grabbed her attention. For the first time ever, Joyce would be hosting a live online event called Girls’ Night In, where women would come together virtually to enjoy teaching, worship and just have some fun. Becky registered on the spot, then weeks later joined thousands of others for the special night.

“I felt lighter,” Becky joyfully told us. “The Scripture, the discussions, the reflection, the prayer, the camaraderie, the music — it was all just perfect. I was bawling…all the hard stuff just dissipated, and all I had was this beautiful experience. I feel refreshed deep down into the bottom of my soul.”

During a year that presented incredible challenges, you were there to share the love of God in innovative ways with millions of people just like Becky. From Girls’ Night In…to Joyce’s livestreaming check‑ins on social media…to all of our digital and online resources, you brought the peace and comfort of God’s Word into people’s homes right when they needed it.

“Giving peace to somebody is no small thing,” Becky said. “God calls us to love one another, and I can’t think of a better way than this. It brought all of us together.”

Pha was born in a remote tribal village in Myanmar. Here, it’s common for poverty‑stricken families to sell their children for money. At just 6 years old, Pha became one of those children.

“I was given to a family who took me to a town near the Thai border.” Pha recalled. “I didn’t go to school and had to do domestic work. One of the teenage boys used to beat me and do all kinds of bad things to me. When I was 10, he sexually abused me.”

After years of being bullied and abused, Pha saw her chance and ran away. Fleeing across the Thai border, she found employment at a restaurant, but soon discovered it was a front for a brothel. Fifteen‑year‑old Pha had spent her young life fighting to survive, but now she was in over her head. With seemingly no way out — with no money and nowhere else to go — she gave in to a life of prostitution.

After two long years, the local police raided the brothel and Pha was introduced to our ministry partners at the Gabrielle House — a place of healing for young women who have escaped from the horrors of trafficking and other dire situations.

At this loving home, Pha has finally found the family she’s been looking for all along. Here, she is learning all about Jesus and walking through the healing process with professional counselors. And for the first time ever, she is receiving an education and learning valuable life skills. At last, she is free to just be a teenager.

Pha told us, “I’m so happy and thankful to God and the people who helped me!”

You are those people. Today, Pha is a testimony of what God’s love and healing can do. She is amazed by her new life — a life that you have made possible for her and so many other precious young women through our Project GRL outreaches all around the world.

Although Sonia makes a living by cleaning the city’s streets, it’s barely enough to survive. She lives alone in poverty, yet spends what little she does earn to help pay for her grandson to attend school.

Sonia also has diabetes. When she arrived at our San Jose Villanueva Medical Clinic, it had been six months since she could afford the medications she needed. She was physically, emotionally and financially spent.

This permanent clinic, made possible through our partnership with Abigail Association, offers free medical and dental services to thousands of people each year who could not receive attention otherwise. And like our other medical outreaches worldwide, they also share God’s love and the Gospel message with almost every single person who walks through their doors.

Our doctors immediately began treating Sonia’s feet, which had gone numb from the diabetes. Due to the loss of feeling, rats in Sonia’s house had actually bitten her feet without her noticing. Thankfully, our team was able to thoroughly clean and bandage her wounds and provide her with the necessary medications.

But that’s not all. That day, our team prayed with Sonia, and she began her relationship with Jesus Christ. In the coming months, she also read Joyce’s book Battlefield of the Mind. By the time Sonia returned to the clinic several months later, she says the Lord had begun to change her thinking and her outlook on life.

“I almost didn’t recognize her!” shared Janis Watkins, founder of Abigail Association. “After she came to the clinic, Sonia began to feel differently about herself and the Lord did a total transformation in her life. She found out for the first time that she had value and that Someone cared about her. In her words, she found joy!”

Because of your amazing generosity, Sonia has renewed hope for herself, her family and her future. And she is just one of thousands who walked through these doors in 2020 and received the healing they so desperately needed.

For Brittany, it had been a difficult year. As a single mother of three, she juggled a full‑time job, grad school, and all the ups and downs of trying to make ends meet. But when COVID hit, and her hours were cut, it left her family in a tight spot…and believing for a miracle.

For years, Brittany has attended and volunteered at the St. Louis Dream Center church, an outreach of Joyce Meyer Ministries dedicated to sharing Christ and meeting needs in the inner city. Even in the midst of her struggles, she continued to reach out to others. But as the weeks went by and the holidays approached, her greatest concern was how to feed her children.

Then, on Nov. 21, with Thanksgiving only a few days away, Brittany was invited to come to the Dream Center and receive a special gift. On this day, the church was blessing hundreds of local families in need with a turkey and all the trimmings.

They surprised Brittany with two full baskets — one for her family and one for her parents, who had also recently lost their jobs. It was more than she expected and came at the perfect time.

“I didn’t know what Thanksgiving was going to look like, but now I do,” Brittany said that day through tears. “There was no other alternative. But God made it possible. To be able to bless my household and my parents’ household as a result of Joyce Meyer Ministries, it’s amazing. This meal is life‑changing.”

In a year that’s been anything but normal, God has used your partnership to share His love with the people in this St. Louis community and around the world in ways they never expected.

For families requiring basic necessities like a nutritious meal and fresh water to drink, you were a part of the miracle they needed.