Who We Are
Helping Hands is a Christian mission that aims to assist the most vulnerable Eastern Europeans by providing compassionate support and resources for
Physical Needs
We help provide food, medications, and other necessities to people in need across Eastern Europe.
Emotional Needs
We offer support and care for the vulnerable and those in difficult circumstances.
Spiritual Needs
We distribute devotions and prayer cards in numerous languages as we partner with local Eastern European Lutheran churches.
Stories from Eastern Europe
A Word of Insight from One of Our Helping Hands
I first heard about Helping Hands from my husband’s cousin. My ears perked up instantly because as a preschool teacher, I’d recently had two children in my class adopted from orphanages in Russia.
Interview with Svetla
I am the Bulgarian Administrator for Helping Hands Eastern European Ministries. I worked with the founder, Linda, for three years while she lived in Bulgaria.
A Good Day in Ukraine
Today is a great day! I could reach out to my parents. I could talk to them over the phone. They finally got the electricity back after 5 hours of blackout. Now the 4-7 hour blackouts are quite a normal daily routine in Ukraine.
A Bulgarian Baba’s Story
Grandmothering Children at an Orphanage in Vidin
My name is Ivanka. They call me a Baba here in Bulgaria, because I am both a grandmother and a caretaker in the Vidin city orphanage. The way I see it, I have three grandchildren, two from my daughter and also the sweet little 3-year-old boy I care for.