Year End Giving

Don't forget to make an end of year donation! We would appreciate any end of year donations to allow us to begin 2015 serving those in need like never before! You can make an end of year donation quick and easy at www.ruthsheart.org/donations or consider becoming a new monthly donor for 2015!

Thank you so much for following our ministry and we are looking forward to sharing the stories of those in need in our community and the success that we can only provide through your generous donations! Happy New Year and God bless!

What a tremendous idea!!!

If you are a seamstress and would like to serve in a VERY SPECIAL WAY, take a look at these pics from an organization in Detroit (http://www.empowermentplan.org) and let us know if this is something we can do in Memphis! These coats would be such a blessing to those in need this winter. PLEASE SHARE with your friends in case their is a seamstress out there that would like to get involved!

We would also love to partner with other organizations in Memphis to make this happen! 

You can also Contact Us for more information and opportunities to serve.

Hope to hear from you!

Going "home"

Today, thanks to your support, we were able to assist 2 men looking to make a change in their lives by purchasing bus tickets for them to go "home".  One man is going to Nashville to enter a Rehab program and he has family support there that he does not have here in Memphis.  The other man is going to Gainesville FL where he has a friend that is willing to help him get back on his feet by giving him a place to live until he finds work and can get his own place.

In addition to calling and confirming that these men are welcome where they are going, I always ask "is this a better situation for you than where you are now" and today both of these men sounded like a ton of weight had been lifted off of them as they both replied "oh yes"!!  It always makes me smile when we can get someone to a place that they feel is "home".  Whether that is Memphis or somewhere across the country where they have support and love, we are blessed to be able to help people go "home".

Join our ministry with your prayers, your time or become a monthly supporter of our ministry to help people through various programs such as the program that allowed us to purchase bus tickets for these two men.

Taking the next step...a follow up letter from our client and friend

Below is a response from the lady from our last post, thanks to our supporters and donors, we have been able to help.  When people ask "why we do what we do" this is EXACTLY why...very humbled and blessed today.

i had to find this today and say thank you so much to God and you and the donor this past week has been hard i was thinking i did right in leaving my abuser but in all reality it became more of a struggle than i thought when you loose everything clothes food car phone basic needs in life to survive and to start over from scratch i didnt know if i had the strength everyday i cry my self to sleep saying ok god all i have is you i have tired different places for help but being a single woman unless you have children its hard and starting from nothing and waking up wondering if you have clothes to go outside in the cold or if i will eat today i just try to push forward and say God please help me make it through one more day well when i recieved your flyer i hestitated to call scared of hearing the word no again but something was tugging at my heart to call and when you answered the phone there was a kindness in your voice that calmed my spirit and you said yes to helping with wrk pants i thought to myself wow thank you lord then when i met you my heart melted you didnt even know me bbut you showed me the love of god so when the shelter said its time to go out and move on i was scared going out in to the world with nothing or noone then i rembered your flyer and i called and once again a miracle i cried for an hour last night after your call because i know i still dont have much but now i have you as a friend on the other side of that phone line when i call and also i now know that my daddy in heaven has been hearing my crys i am so thankful for you and ruths heart i will continue to fight the good fight of faith and be still because God will provide one way or the other..............god bless ruths heart

Taking the next step....

A while back we posted about a single lady that had worked her way out of a shelter for abused women, she needed pants for work and a gracious donor gave her several pairs of brand new pants. She is still working the same job at IHOP and is trying to get into her own apartment. She has an apt. picked out where she can afford the rent, she just can't afford the deposit to actually move in. We have been praying that we could find an organization to help her but the only help we can find is for people being evicted, not moving in. If you would like to help this woman get into this apartment, we are trying to raise $200 in the next 2 days. We would love for her to be able to move in this weekend. Ruth's Heart will match 100% of any donations made with the comment "deposit" on the donation. If you can help, please make a donation here www.ruthsheart.org/donations and put "deposit" in the comment. Thank you for your continued support of our ministry and those in need. God bless!!

UPDATE:
Within 5 minutes we had a donor to match us on the rent needed for this sweet lady!  Praising the Lord for all of those willing to step out and be Jesus to someone they don't even know.  I called and this sweet woman could not stop crying tears of joy.  SO VERY Blessed to be a Blessing!