About Us
Helping Hands Ministry, Inc. is a non-denominational Christian ministry that delivers goods at no charge to the poor all over the world. We provide the link between those in need and the Christian churches or organizations that give to them. The ministry is designated (501)(c)(3). All contributions are 100% tax-deductible.
Helping Hands Ministry, Inc. was founded in June 1996 by Tony and Donna Haywood, with the Lord’s direction. They started out shipping computers and other supplies to Haiti. However, their focus and scope of ministry have changed a lot over the past two decades.
Their first warehouse was a twelve-by-sixteen wood building, which the Haywoods built on their property. Although they thought this would be plenty big for anything they were going to do, they found out quickly that God had other ideas. Their first large donation filled it up! We were donated 4200 pairs of winter knee-high socks and 360 dozen pairs of gloves.
Since Haiti could not use those, Tony and Donna wondered what they were going to do with this donation. Two weeks later, a couple contacted Helping Hands Ministry, Inc. saying their church had put them in charge of locating socks for a shipment to Bosnia. They asked if the Haywoods knew where they could get some! They went into the Bosnia shipment along with some small pieces of furniture.
Since then, the Haywoods and volunteers have traveled extensively to meet needs in many lands. They have distributed food, toys, and other supplies to schools and orphanages; and medical equipment to emergency hospitals in Kenya, Ecuador, Russia, Panama, Honduras, and returned to Haiti many times.
Current Needs
Helping Hands Ministry, Inc. recently received a grant to help pay the warehouse costs for a year. We have set aside a place in our warehouse to maintain a place for walkers, canes, potty chairs, wheelchairs, and such. This is not a complete list of those items. We get a lot of requests from Health Care Social Workers to meet the needs of their patients. These items, plus others, are not available from other sources.
The ministry is still working, but financially, it's getting really difficult. Our financial donations are almost non-existent now. All donations are appreciated. Helping Hands Ministry, Inc. is designated as (501 (c)(3). All contributions are 100% tax-deductible. Both goods and money are accepted and appreciated. Because the needs in other countries are so great, almost anything can be used somewhere.
In addition to giving online, you may send your tax-deductible donation by mail to the address below. If you would like to donate items, please call Tony Haywood at (910) 690-5527 to make an appointment to drop off the items. Thank you, and may God bless you for giving to others in need.
