Somebody Cares is partnering with the Prayer and Crisis Referral Network (PCRN) to provide a crisis prayer line accessible by phone or text 24 hours a day. Calls for prayer to the SCA line will be immediately forwarded to an on-duty, trained prayer volunteer. Each volunteer has access to the Somebody Cares referral list as […]

by Doug Stringer A young couple who are faithful ministry partners felt led to give a sacrificial gift of $50,000 with anonymity as a Matching Challenge Gift from the sale of their home. With tears, they shared with Lisa and me that they really sensed how important all the ministries of Somebody Cares and TPMI […]

Severe earthquakes rocked central Italy (magnitude 6.2) and Myanmar (magnitude 6.8) on Wednesday, Aug 24th. In Italy, first responders are still digging through mountains of rubble to rescue survivors. Outside assistance is slow to reach the communities due to the limited access and on-going aftershocks. Somebody Cares has been in contact with local church partners […]

Somebody Cares continues to bring relief to areas of Southeast Texas and Louisiana that were devastated by record-high flooding. Below are reports from our chapters and field reps: Jasper/Newton Counties TX First Baptist Church of Kirbyville TX, facilitators of our Somebody Cares Jasper/Newton Counties chapter, has been hosting a shelter for two weeks and offering […]

Our Somebody Cares Newton/Jasper Counties chapter is playing a key role in relief work from the devastating floods resulting from torrential rainfall that began last week. With the Sabine River reaching record heights, a mandatory evacuation for everyone living along the river below Bon Wier TX became effective at 7am on Saturday, March 12. Somebody […]

Doug Stringer often teaches there is life beyond the storm. For Vickie and Terry Gaskins, this took on a very real and personal meaning that led them to Denison TX, where they operate Rise To the Time, a Somebody Cares Mobile Outreach Center. Vickie had come on board the Somebody Cares team in Houston as […]

Somebody Cares partners in Nepal have been working hard this week to distribute food, tents and other relief supplies to quake victims.  They have also deployed teams to help remove debris, set up tents, and provide other physical assistance to families grieving the loss of loved ones. Somebody Cares’ partners in Nepal distribute rice, dal, […]

“Anything to serve,” has long been Matt Stevens’ personal motto, and now—as director of Somebody Cares Baltimore—that mindset has become the DNA of the SCB network in that city. In 2013, Somebody Cares Baltimore hosted ServeFest, where more than 130 churches mobilized 4000+ volunteers to complete 190 projects in one day. In addition, the chapter coordinated […]

Pressat* clung tight to the Somebody Cares bear on his first ever visit to the dentist. Many of the orphans visited in India by Lisa Stringer and members of a medical mission team from Durango, CO and Houston, TX needed teeth pulled and gums cleaned.  The Somebody Cares bear comforted them through the unfamiliar and […]

Kimberly, Della and Scott* were elated to receive new teddy bears! Their home was destroyed by the string of tornados that hit the Moore, OK area in late May.  Pastor Chris Neisent of Somebody Cares partner, Destiny Church Center, and a team of volunteers came upon their family as they took relief into the damaged […]