Servias Ministries Blog

From one of the school counselors:

 I used some of your cards to help feed a family that was kicked out of their apartment and buy them pull ups for this special needs child. I used another gift card to buy a student shoes who was wearing his older brother’s shoes to school which were about 3 sizes too big. And today, I am sending home some Crest cards to a family whose main breadwinner suffered a stroke and cannot work. The child says the food supply is low. These cards have been such a blessing to our students and families!

From one of the elementary school counselors:

I was able to provide a student some shoes and socks. He had outgrown his old shoes and the family did not have the resources to purchase a new pair.

Thank you for your support!

FATHER sees the impact on those kids:

The Village program has been a game changer for the HS (high school). Two specific stories occurred late last year and during the summer. One family who has 4 students in the district reached out to me privately, asking for help regarding some activities they are participating in, While I couldn’t help with those activities, I did give them gift cards to Target, and Crest, and that helped them continue their participation in the school sponsored events. Another story occurred last year when a lower-income student was struggling and Mr. Marchino gave him some cards and the student just wept and fell into his arms. Since then, he has totally changed his attitude in school and comes to Mr. Marchino or myself when he is having a bad day.

I met with Mrs. Donley at the middle school last week. There is a middle school boy whose dad is in the end stages of a cancer diagnosis. This was one of the families that Servias blessed last Christmas. He will be undergoing a very extensive surgery which will require them to be out of state for several weeks. They met with Mrs. Donley a couple of weeks ago to talk about the impact that all of this will have on them. She was able to provide them with some Crest cards provided by Servias to help financially as they’re navigating all of this. In situations like this, we often feel like there is nothing we can do because the situation is so heavy. But what a blessing that she could not only love them, encourage them, and support them emotionally, but she could also provide something tangible. 

A counselor at the local elementary wrote:

I gave a family who just arrived from Nicaragua some Crest and Target gift cards. The mother recently passed away and the youngest daughter ended up in the hospital. Dad was struggling to provide clothes that fit for the children. He greatly appreciated us providing him some support.

Thank you for making this possible!

We appreciate your continued support. Every dollar you give is directed to those in need and you are laying up Heavenly Treasures to your account with FATHER. We provide seeds of hope for these kids as well we are a testimony to the teachers, counselors, and administration. You are examples of Love in action by your giving!

Today, your contributions were used to pay off school cafeteria lunch debt for 71 elementary students who could not afford to buy their own meals. This elementary school has a substantial number of kids in the poverty level.

The cafeteria worker stated that she looks forward to telling each of these students, “Your debt has been wiped out!”

Your contributions (whether large or small) are central to us ministering to the poor. Thank you!

I wanted to share this picture…this is one of our AMAZING Villagers that has been paired with the same student for almost 2 years. She always goes above and beyond to look out for him and he absolutely adores her. If not for the Village, their paths never would have come across each other. Ms. Butler got him stocked up to make sure that he has plenty of food (including some special treats!) over Spring Break next week!

Thank you for your generosity for these kids in need!