Our Mission
Heirborn Servants seeks to improve every aspect of life by providing women in need with transportation, mentorship, and bonding ties within their local communities. Our approach gives survivors of human trafficking, survivors of domestic violence, and single moms the support they need on every level to empower them to make lasting changes in their lives and the lives of their families. We want to help single moms and survivors find not only stability, but also passion and purpose.
- Transportation: We give women a way out of their current situation by giving them the means to move forward. We work through individual car donations, rideshare services, key partnerships with local dealerships, and financial donations to give single moms and survivors reliable transportation to get to work, school, doctor’s appointments, and all that life demands.
- Transformation: We have a team of mentors—many of whom are survivors themselves—who come alongside the women in our ministry to provide emotional support, spiritual guidance, and friendship. We also offer small group discussions and outreach events to facilitate deeper relationships with God and fellowship within church communities.
- Community Ties: We’re passionate about investing in our local community. That means helping others share their gifts by building lasting ties with community and corporate partners who want to contribute to our mission by providing the means to help the women we serve get back on their feet.
The Story Behind the MissionThe seeds of Heirborn Servants were planted in our founder’s childhood. After his father abandoned the family, Jon and his siblings were raised by a single mother who struggled to support her family. When a family member gifted her with an old vehicle, Jon saw hope take root. The ability to drive her kids to school, get to work reliably, and conveniently accomplish daily tasks like grocery shopping and visits to the doctor made a real and lasting impact on the lives of their family.
Although Jon’s unstable childhood led to anger and acting out—including several brushes with the law—a relationship with Jesus reversed the course of his life, guiding him into roles serving as a pastor at 12 Stone Church and as a Gwinnett Police Chaplain. But God wasn’t done with Jon yet. With the urging of God and the encouragement of his wife, Lesley, Jon launched Heirborn Servants in 2016. Since then, Jon has lived out its mission daily by engaging with local church communities, partnering with local charity organizations, and interceding—both in prayer and in action—on behalf of those facing seemingly hopeless situations. Jon invites you to prayerfully consider becoming part of something bigger than yourself: Heirborn Servants. |
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Stories of the Women Impacted by the “Give Rides” Ministry
The names and locations of the women represented below have been changed to protect their autonomy and continued safety.
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Betty is the single mom of a physically/mentally-disabled son. She is a recovering addict who has health issues related to drug abuse and has been clean for 9 months! She was working a program put in place by law enforcement and went to every meeting she was required to attend. She has since graduated and only has to go to AA meetings now. The “Give Rides” program helps her attend the AA meetings, get her son to doctor’s appointments, therapy sessions, the grocery store, and food bank. By gifting her a vehicle, she plans to give back to others in her community by providing rides and getting others to recovery meetings like herself. She can now attend programs like Celebrate Recovery and other classes that will help her keep mentally, emotionally and spiritually healthy.
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Casey came from the OOD ministry that works with women who want to come out of the sex traffic industry. She has been sober for one year and currently lives in a sober living home. Lyft Rides help her get to the meetings she needs to attend to stay clean and fulfill the program she is working through. She is giving back by helping the women who are just beginning the journey of coming out of the human trafficking lifestyle. She is involved with the TOD ministry to help provide meals and encouragement for the women and their children who are still in the lifestyle. She also regularly attends recovery meetings at TOD.
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Carla is a domestic violence survivor who came to this country with a man who eventually became so physically abusive she finally had to take her son who is 4-years-old and run for her life. She is originally from Africa where she had a business and still sends money home to help with this business that helps to educate young African woman. We gave her a vehicle and she is working now to establish her own cleaning company so she can not only make a decent living for her and her child, but also to employ other women coming out of domestic violence situations. She likes having a vehicle so that she can provide rides for women coming out of domestic violence like her.
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Jenny escaped her abuser and came to PP ministry for support. She was able to find a new job 15 miles away, despite having to abandon her transportation when she fled her abuser. Through support and hard work, she was able to save up for a down payment on a car. By receiving a car gifted to her through the “Give Rides” program she was able to work more hours and is saving up to find her own place to live. She expects to be fully independent in a few weeks.
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Elaine is a great-grandmother who is using Lyft rides to be able to have visits with her great-granddaughter who she helped raise from a very destructive family life. Her granddaughter has parents who are addicts, and so her great-granddaughter is in foster care. Elaine had custody of her granddaughter until her house burned down and hasn’t found a home yet but should have one established soon.
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Katie was rescued out of sex trafficking 5 years ago and is 32 years old now. She works for an organization that is helping to connect with potential survivors. She uses the car she was given through the “Give Rides” program to get to work so she can stay independent and helps others get to church and support the medical needs of friends. She was also able to drive to Ohio to get a service dog that has been an incredible asset in her recovery.
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Josie has had her vehicle for a year now and is still working and raising her boys. The youngest has been sick so having the vehicle has been a God send to get him the medical help he needs. Having the vehicle also helps her to keep active at her church to strengthen her relationship to God and others. She has been clean for 2 years and just put in an application to work as a Recovery Coach to help others in their recovery.
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Annette is a single mom with older children, coming out of a domestic violence situation and living at a domestic violence center. She has a full-time job and wants to go back to school to earn a Master’s degree so she can better support herself. She wants to live farther away from Atlanta to make sure she and her children are safe from her abuser so having the car gifted to her provides that freedom and safety.
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Cherie is a single mom and survivor of human trafficking with a 1-year-old daughter. She lost a baby to SIDS a couple of years ago, which was devastating. She is working and going to school in Atlanta while her mom cares for daughter in another state as she tries to establish a life for herself and her daughter. She uses the car to get to work and school but also to be able to spend weekends with her daughter. She is currently working with a program that supports women coming out of the sex trade industry.
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