Hi my name is Kristina Bethea, I'm the exec. director of Monthly Miracles. I'd like to share the testimony of how this charity came about.
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Savannah (former) & Kristina (current exec. director)
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Holy Spirit told me to quit my job toward the end of 2017 and to start a charity for the homeless in the East Bay. Eventually with my husband's encouragement I mustered up the courage to quit and pursue the vision God placed in my heart.
A friend recommended I meet Savannah DeLaVara so I can learn from her (she is a young woman who founded 'Restoring Hearts Ministries' and they have been serving the homeless for over 4 years).
A few days before I met with Savannah I told my husband: "Holy Spirit keeps telling me to wait with everything till I meet with her. I have a feeling Savannah might give me her charity." - I didn't think much about what I said since it wasn't premeditated, and I had no reason to say this, but somehow I knew God wanted me to rest and wait to meet her.
So we met for the 1st time on Saturday morning of April 14th 2018, and as I shared God’s vision and my journey with her, she replied: “Now I know why we've met."
She shared that she's been guided by Holy Spirit to step away from her charity because God blessed her with a new chapter in her life: she’s getting married and moving to Southern California.
Savannah was struggling with leaving the charity so she prayed the most specific prayer in her life. She asked God to confirm His will by sending a woman in love with Christ and the homeless, with a business degree and experience to take over the charity. When she met me she knew I was the exact person she prayed for: Holy Spirit was working and setting us both up to be the answer to each other's prayers while we were still strangers!
Within a couple weeks we finalized the transfer of the charity, and Restoring Hearts Ministries became Monthly Miracles - which reflects our mission to engage East Bay's population at large to donate only $1/month toward solving our very serious housing crisis.
As I served the homeless with different organizations in the East Bay, the vision God placed in my heart became more clear: we're lacking specific funds for cases that fall through the cracks. Cases where people are actively fighting to get out of homelessness but for various reasons are stuck or overlooked by various government programs. The Lord made it clear that Monthly Miracles will fill that gap.
We've partnered with many local charities, local police departments, school disctricts and churches that help us identify people we can help next, and which sources we should use to spend the monthly funds most efficiently. We present each individual/family's miracle and show you how your donation was used. We're eager to be very transparent and to show the miracles God can do when we come together.
Most charities ask for more money. We want more people to contribute, not more money. It’s God’s heart for us all to come together to help our neighbors. Every contributor can be confident that their donation is just as important as everyone else’s.
Thank you for reading and I hope you join us in loving those in need! God bless you and your gift.
A friend recommended I meet Savannah DeLaVara so I can learn from her (she is a young woman who founded 'Restoring Hearts Ministries' and they have been serving the homeless for over 4 years).
A few days before I met with Savannah I told my husband: "Holy Spirit keeps telling me to wait with everything till I meet with her. I have a feeling Savannah might give me her charity." - I didn't think much about what I said since it wasn't premeditated, and I had no reason to say this, but somehow I knew God wanted me to rest and wait to meet her.
So we met for the 1st time on Saturday morning of April 14th 2018, and as I shared God’s vision and my journey with her, she replied: “Now I know why we've met."
She shared that she's been guided by Holy Spirit to step away from her charity because God blessed her with a new chapter in her life: she’s getting married and moving to Southern California.
Savannah was struggling with leaving the charity so she prayed the most specific prayer in her life. She asked God to confirm His will by sending a woman in love with Christ and the homeless, with a business degree and experience to take over the charity. When she met me she knew I was the exact person she prayed for: Holy Spirit was working and setting us both up to be the answer to each other's prayers while we were still strangers!
Within a couple weeks we finalized the transfer of the charity, and Restoring Hearts Ministries became Monthly Miracles - which reflects our mission to engage East Bay's population at large to donate only $1/month toward solving our very serious housing crisis.
As I served the homeless with different organizations in the East Bay, the vision God placed in my heart became more clear: we're lacking specific funds for cases that fall through the cracks. Cases where people are actively fighting to get out of homelessness but for various reasons are stuck or overlooked by various government programs. The Lord made it clear that Monthly Miracles will fill that gap.
We've partnered with many local charities, local police departments, school disctricts and churches that help us identify people we can help next, and which sources we should use to spend the monthly funds most efficiently. We present each individual/family's miracle and show you how your donation was used. We're eager to be very transparent and to show the miracles God can do when we come together.
Most charities ask for more money. We want more people to contribute, not more money. It’s God’s heart for us all to come together to help our neighbors. Every contributor can be confident that their donation is just as important as everyone else’s.
Thank you for reading and I hope you join us in loving those in need! God bless you and your gift.
"We love because He first loved us."
- (1 John 4:19)
Monthly Miracles is fully community funded, public non-profit tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization, EIN Tax ID #: 37-1769149.
Thru $1/month donations we provide permanent solutions to people facing or fighting homelessness with tangible demonstrations of Jesus Christ's love. We serve and love everyone without discrimination.
Our foundation is built on Christ to give our neighbors a helping hand by pulling them out of the ditch of homelessness.
Every person has the potential to have a renewed life through Jesus if only given the opportunity & resources they need!
Thru $1/month donations we provide permanent solutions to people facing or fighting homelessness with tangible demonstrations of Jesus Christ's love. We serve and love everyone without discrimination.
Our foundation is built on Christ to give our neighbors a helping hand by pulling them out of the ditch of homelessness.
Every person has the potential to have a renewed life through Jesus if only given the opportunity & resources they need!
