“Imagine being bitten by a mosquito, getting really sick, and waking up three weeks later without an arm or two legs. That's what happened to Steve Matthews — and it became a message of hope for so many.”
The story
A pastor. A bite. A movement that showed up.
Steve Matthews was a pastor. A leader. An athlete. Then a single mosquito bite landed him in the hospital.
He woke up three weeks later. He had lost an arm. He had lost both legs.
For most people, that would be the end of the story.
For Steve and his wife Dawn, it became a message of hope for thousands.
When the crisis came, the Giver Army was already there — believers across the country giving small monthly gifts into one shared mission. GiveSendGo Charities was able to come alongside Steve and Dawn with real, tangible help: resources for a vehicle, resources for limb replacement, and resources for the practical day-to-day costs that follow a life-altering crisis.
The pressure those things had been carrying — moved off their shoulders.
What's left is freedom. Freedom to keep pursuing what God has placed in front of them in this season. Freedom to keep being who they've always been — people of hope, now also people of help. Both, together.
This is what the Giver Army exists to do. Be a crowd for the crowdless. Meet urgent need with both hope and help.
And now: imagine if there were ten times more of us. A hundred times. A thousand. How many more lives like Steve and Dawn's could we reach? How many more stories could turn the corner from crisis into testimony?
The arc
From one bite to one crowd.
- 1
- Mosquito biteA single bite. Everything changed.
- 3 weeks
- UnconsciousFrom the bite to waking up.
- 3 limbs
- Arm + both legsWhat Steve lost. What he didn't lose: his calling.
- 10× → 1,000×
- Imagine the crowdHow many more like Steve could we reach together?
Be the crowd for the next story.
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