08/26/2026
💜 **SHE ISN’T ASKING SOMEONE TO FIX HER LIFE. SHE’S ASKING FOR A LITTLE HELP SO SHE CAN REBUILD IT.** 💜
Today, we are asking our community to come together for a local single mother and her two daughters, ages 12 and 15, who are walking through an incredibly difficult season.
At her request, we are keeping this family's identity completely anonymous. But we believe their story deserves to be heard.
Not long ago, life looked very different.
This mom worked, cared for her girls, and enjoyed the simple things families often take for granted—playing Checkers and Tic-Tac-Toe together, visiting parks and hiking trails, going to the movies, occasionally eating out, and simply enjoying being a family.
Four months ago, she moved into a new home with someone she believed she was building a future with. They were engaged, and she believed they would share the responsibility of providing for their household.
That relationship ended.
Suddenly, she was left trying to carry the household on her own.
Since then, one challenge has piled on top of another.
She has been actively applying for jobs and trying to get back to work, but her vehicle is leaking coolant and overheating. Even when employment opportunities arise, unreliable transportation—and sometimes simply not having enough money for gas—has created another barrier between her and the stability she desperately wants.
Meanwhile, the bills haven't stopped.
She is now approximately **$1,800 behind on rent.**
There are days when there isn't enough food in the home.
They don't have a refrigerator.
Her daughters need beds.
Their home still needs basic furniture and household necessities.
And one of the hardest things for this mother to admit was that **school has become important to her daughters for more than their education—it also means they know they will have something to eat.**
She told us:
*"It's embarrassing to say, but that's our reality."*
Yet throughout everything she shared with us, one message came through again and again:
**She wants to work. She wants to provide for her children. She wants to rebuild.**
She isn't asking anyone to fix her entire life.
She's asking for help getting over the obstacles standing between her family and stability.
She wants to catch up on her rent, repair her vehicle, find dependable employment, put food in her home, give her daughters comfortable places to sleep, and eventually build an emergency fund so her family is no longer one crisis away from losing everything.
And perhaps the request that touched our hearts the most wasn't financial at all.
This mom asked whether people might send **encouraging cards or handwritten notes for her and her daughters.**
Because right now, she says they need HOPE just as much as they need material things.
💜 **OUR COMMUNITY CAN BE THAT HOPE.**
Here are some of the ways this family could use our help:
🏠 **$1,800 toward past-due rent**
🥫 Groceries and food
🚗 Vehicle repair/mechanical assistance
⛽ Gas cards/transportation assistance
🧊 Refrigerator
🛏️ Beds for her two daughters
🛏️ Bed for Mom
🛋️ Couch
👕 Dressers
🧹 Cleaning supplies and basic household necessities
💼 Employment opportunities or connections
💌 Encouraging cards and handwritten notes for Mom and her girls
🙏 And, of course, prayers
Maybe you can't provide a refrigerator.
Maybe you can't pay $1,800 in rent.
**That's okay.**
Ten people can do what one person cannot.
Fifty people can do even more.
A $5 gift can help put gas in her car.
A $10 gift can help put food on the table.
Someone may have a gently used dresser sitting in a spare room.
Someone may know a mechanic willing to help.
Someone may know an employer who is hiring.
And someone reading this may simply sit down tonight and write this mom or her two teenage girls a note reminding them that **this difficult chapter is not the end of their story.**
💌 **WANT TO SEND SOME HOPE?**
Words of encouragement, cards, and handwritten notes for Mom and her girls can be mailed to:
**Rivers of Hope Ministries**
**PO Box 40064**
**San Antonio, TX 78229**
Please write **“Family of Hope”** on the envelope so we know who your card is intended for.
A few encouraging words may seem like a small gesture, but to a family walking through a season like this, knowing that someone is thinking about them, praying for them, and believing in their future can mean more than you know. 💜
Every act of kindness matters.
At Rivers of Hope Ministries, we believe community means showing up for one another during the seasons when carrying everything alone becomes too heavy.
This family doesn't need judgment.
They need a hand reaching back.
**Together, let's help this mom get back on her feet—and remind two young girls that there is an entire community rooting for them.** 💜
If you would like to help this family, please comment, message Rivers of Hope Ministries, or donate and designate your gift **“Family of Hope.”**
Please SHARE their story. You never know who in your circle may be able to meet one of these needs.
🙏 Pray.
💜 Give.
📲 Share.
💌 Encourage.
**Together WE CAN change the world!**
