JJM has been serving children and communities for over 23 years. I love what I do and I love that we draw authentic and genuine people that have a true compassion and desire to serve abused, neglected and abandoned children and teens. We continue to grow and now with our Foster Care Placement Agency, we will be able to help many more children. I am so proud of our Board Members and our quality supporters, volunteers and donors. I am humbled and so moved each year by the results of our Christmas Shoebox Gift Program. and the new smiling faces that engage with us each year. I thank you and I salute each and every one of you.
Once again, I bless the Lord for Sis Lili Kristan and the team for sharing over 100 Christmas gifts with the children and youth of our church Puerta de Restauración in San Antonio, TX. May the Lord shine his face upon you and your ministry that you may continue touching the lives of many people in the Name of Jesus!!
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Praise God for the life and the ministry that He has entrusted in the hands of Lili and all involved in the ministry. On a very short notice, the ministry provided Christmas boxes for the children and teens of a church being built in El Control, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico across the border from Brownsville, Texas. It's the last town in a strip of three little towns in a constant cartel power war with zero presence of law enforcement. Besides being on short notice, I remember it was raining and Lili and I were both so sick and running fevers, with only my husband to help us build and load! It was the first time we met, and I'll never forget how your ministry was able to bring such joy to those children through such adversity for the Glory of God! Thank you, and may the Lord continue to bless you and this amazing ministry!
I was so blessed by the team that came to deliver gifts to the kids in our mission! I was blown away by the thought and detail that went into each of the gifts for the kids. One of the boys, who has been in foster care prior to coming to us, said he had never received such nice gifts and felt "rich". Thank you for allowing him to feel the "richness" of being loved by God through your efforts and care! I was personally blessed by the team that came to deliver the gifts as they prayed for me at the end of the night. Thank you to everyone who made Christmas so special for our kids.
J-Jireh Ministries, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the generous shoe box gifts you provided to our foster children. The items in the shoe box were very much needed and the gifts were greatly appreciated by the children. May God continue to bless Lili, volunteers and staff.
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I don’t have the words to thank J-Jireh Ministries but I certainly can sing praises to them.
This past Christmas on December 3rd with very short notice J-Jireh Ministries provided Christmas Shoebox Gifts to over 104 children that are in foster care with our agency. The gifts were a blessing to our foster children and many of the children expressed their gratitude over and over again. My staff and I were particularly blessed with J-Jireh Ministries volunteers that delivered the gifts to the children. They were so warm and compassionate and we greatly appreciated J-Jireh’s founder Lili Kristan for participating in the Christmas party activities with the children.
Thank you J-Jireh and Bless you for reaching out to these children in need.
J-Jireh came for Christmas time on our campus. They brought many shoebox gifts for our kids! Over 100 in total! It was a blessing to our residents and brought joy in our Christmas season. Thanks Lili for your heart to serve and the volunteers who helped!
-Justin T
Arms of Hope- Medina Children's Home
J Jireh Ministries has chosen to be a huge blessing to our children at Hill Country Youth Ranch for several years in a row during the Christmas season . Our children come from abused and abandoned backgrounds with no understanding of what it is to truly give and certainly not to receive. J Jireh connects the true meaning of Christmas as well as bringing joy and happiness to our kids during a time that is usually most difficult for them. Supporting over 100 children's needs is very difficult for an organization, and we would not be able to give them the full experience of what it means to be a child without the help of such amazing groups like J Jireh. They truly understand our mission and support us without wavering.
J-Jireh Ministries generously provided our young adult residents in our transitional living program with shoe-box gifts over the holiday season. These gifts were greatly appreciated and contained items that were useful and fun! Many thanks to J-Jireh Ministries, their board, employees and volunteers for their continued work. For our residents, each gift was received with heartfelt gratitude. They were unexpected, and reminded our residents that they are covered in God's grace.
Patricia Neal
Director, Enhanced Horizons
Every year, here at SAM Ministries, we supply the children in our programs with Christmas gifts. We would not be able to do this with out the kind and generous support of J-Jireh Ministries. They brought us gift wrapped shoe boxes this year. With their help the families had a wonderful and happy Christmas and can see the love in people and know the heart of GOD. Thank you so very much for your support and love.
Alpha Home cannot thank J-Jireh Ministries enough for their generosity! On December 16th, they donated 75 shoebox gifts to our Alpha Home clients. We are so thankful for the support they show our clients as well as the community.
Last December, we received a 600 wrapped Christmas Shoe-box Gifts, this was a great blessing because we had a big community event at this time. We received over 300 families from the city, non church members. We can share the gospel, share some food and give them the Gifts.
People was happy because they can see in church not only our spiritual interest on them but our care for their families and kids. Was a spectacular night!
Pastor Andres Miranda (Hope of Life Church Houston, TX)
JJM shared their time, treasures, heart and love of Jesus with the children whom we serve at Mission Road Developmental Center. They had a very special event as they presented Shoe Box Christmas presents to the children.
The lives of our children and staff were brightened with the gifts of love. I saw faces light up with the opening of the gifts. A young lady was so thrilled that she received a watch. A young boy had me sit next to him as he pointed out each gift that was in the box. It was a very special time. It was one of the highlights of the Christmas season for our children.
Visitation House is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, which helps homeless single mothers with young children break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. We recognize there are many worthy causes and pleas for your charitable giving and we are truly grateful you chose to invest in our ministry. We want to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude for your generous support and for bringing the joy of Christmas to the families of Visitation House.
J-Jireh Ministries is such an wonderful Ministry. We were Blessed with their Shoe-box Christmas gifts last year. Children in our community are often cared for by parents, grandparents or even their great grandparents on a fixed income. Many times Christmas gifts are overlooked. It was such a beautiful experience to see their faces light up with not only the gifts they receive but the message of hope, and the Love of Jesus Christ that J-Jireh Ministries provides!
We are grateful for the opportunity to serve with Lili and J-Jireh Ministries and look forward to years of serving our community together.
We have had such an exceptional experience with JJM and its Christmas Shoebox Gift program. Love, love , love what this charity is doing in our communities. Very hands on, very accountable and serving needs in our own backyard. Now they are opening their own Children's Shelter....wow! So happy to work with them. I highly recommend them to everyone.
Dear Lili, Capone and J-Jireh Ministries,
I wanted to thank you for your help with the Prosthesis Clinic in Bolivia. Without your help I would not have had the courage to continue when, at times, I felt like I was just stumbling around in the dark. With your help, the one thing I did not have to worry about was money. Because of your help, this Clinic went from a “simple” plan written on a sheet of paper to an actual Clinic that is currently serving patients with new prosthetic limbs and now has a waiting list. The hugs, kisses and thanks I receive from the patients that are walking for the first time, in many cases, in years, do not convey how much we appreciate your help. Their lives have been changed forever.
Matt Pepe
Centro de Miembros Artificials Clinic
La Paz, Bolivia
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Thank you so much, Lili Kristan and J-Jireh Ministries, for the Christmas Shoeboxes you brought to our teen girls at Roy Maas Youth Alternatives. You gave more than we expected and each girl got something special for Christmas. They also really enjoyed your talk and encouraging words. You made their Christmas Day very special for them and we are so appreciative. Thank you again for making such an impact on them. This is one Christmas they will never forget.
Roy Maas Youth Alternative Home
San Antonio, Texas
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