HIS HANDS MINISTRIES INC.

Welcome to His Hands Ministries

Last year the day started out with Winter Texan volunteers from all over the Rio Grande Valley arriving to help with the monthly food distribution. The food donations were sparse… Tough times for all. The center photo shows mid way through, how many are in need. Willing to wait… THe bottom photo shows many park participants coming to donate, enjoy a meal together ans wonderful Gospel Concert by Rusty Rierson, as well as ‘Festus’ comedian Mark Staggs. A joyous celebration was had by all !!!

New House Dedication - His Hands Ministry Texas

Our Mission Statement

His Hands Ministries is committed, with God’s grace and the help of volunteers, to give a “hand up” to individuals or families here in the Colonias, of the Rio Grande Valley. To offer religious counseling and provide charitable service for the benefit of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Our Goal

Our main purpose is to show God’s continuous love and care for our neighbors. To provide the families in our area with supplemental food, clothing, and basic household furnishings. To offer assistance with shelter, and provide programs for the children.

We are in need of the following items:

    • CLOTHING ITEMS
      • All clothing and home furnishings including linens, towels, curtains and curtain rods, shower rods, mats.
      • We’re especially in need of all baby items.
    • KITCHEN ITEMS
      • Sinks, faucets, pots, pans, blenders, kettles, toaster, toaster ovens, mixers, cooking utensils, cutlery, storage containers, dishes, brooms, mops, dustpans, step stools
    • APPLIANCES
      • Gas/electric stoves, fridges, washers, laundry tubs, sinks, toilets, tub, shower kits
    • FURNITURE ITEMS
      • Beds, chairs of ANY kind, tables of any kind, sofas, TV’s, picnic table, benches

Ray Hard at work - His Hands Ministry Texas

  • CARPENTRY
    • Lumber, hand tools, compressors, saws, table saws, circular saws, drills, sanders, ladders, nails and screws, aprons, pouches
  • BUILDING SUPPLIES
    • Lumber, windows, doors, shingles, roof supplies
  • ELECTRIC
    • Tools, wire, receptacles and toggles, boxes, mars, fuse panels
  • PLUMBING
    • Tools, pipe of any size, septic pipe
  • OTHER
    • Garden tools, bikes, toys, books, school supplies

NEWS UPDATE

What We Accomplished in 2024

With your help: –
1) We continue to provide food supplements weekly for 150 to 160 families. Our monthly food distribution is now well over 300 families! We remain on call for emergencies through the Rio Grande Valley Food Bank. H.E.B. sends out a truck through the RGV with bakery items twice a week. This year our pantry dispensed 801,772lbs of food! This included pallets of milk, cheese, various meat products, (fish, chicken, turkey, hams, ground beef, sausage & hamburger patties) and tons of fresh produce!!
2) We served 15-35 hot meals daily on site for local volunteers & “Winter Texans”.
3) We hosted World Renew Disaster Relief group that were rebuilding homes in our area. A group of 50 students from Pella, IA came to the Valley during their winter break It is a blessing to see what a difference a few people can make in a short time!
4) We built a 4-bedroom house for a 3-generation family. We installed a restroom and finished their 2 bedrooms for their teenaged children. 3 hot water tanks in other homes. Volunteers did more painting and regular maintenance on our main buildings. There were 8 windows & siding replaced, that were damaged by hail last year.
5) We were able to hold our annual Daily Vacation Bible School in March. Many thanks to H.E.B and other donations! We were able to give out note books, pencils, erasers, and reusable water bottles. We had a small library of storybooks for the children to choose from to take home.
6) Several R.V. Parks in the Mission Area are regular donors of household furnishings. These items are sold for a nominal fee in our “His Hands Thrift Store”, to help recover transportation, operating costs and support of our food program. This year was an amazing $27,00.00!! Thank you, Winter Texans!!!
7) 200+ reusable “Family” bags were given out at Easter with towels, shampoo, conditioner, bars of soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, etc.
8) We continued to hold regular services on Sunday morning in our Chapel, Bible Study on Wednesday and perform special services such as weddings and baptisms.
9) We hosted a sit-down Thanksgiving Dinner for 150 people!! Desert consisted of HEB Pumpkin or Apple Pie to eat in or to take home.
10) Our Christmas Family Day, was a busy time for our volunteers and the families in the area. 200 families received blankets and warm clothing. Children received toys and of course, a bag of candy. Everyone enjoyed the BBQ of hot dogs (500+) chips, and juice. We were entertained by Rusty Reirson (folk singer) with Christmas carols. Each family received a 60 – 70lb box of basic groceries, 10lb chicken quarters, fresh vegetables, milk, 2 lbs shredded cheese, bread, buns, cakes, pastries & pies. A great blessing!

DONATE NOW!

  • $12,000 WILL BUY A HOME
  • Did you know that we could provide a family with a trailer for less than $6,000?
  • Your Donation will help provide shelter for a well-deserved family.

Make donations payable to:
His Hands Ministries, Inc.
P.O. Box 1284
Penitas, TX 78576

If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring this initiative, please contact us (956) 584-6844 or email us: hishandsministriestexas@gmail.com.

Interested in volunteering? We would love to hear from you.