Stefania Leão
Mission & Impact
Every book gives back. These are the first initiatives of a growing humanitarian mission, built on long-term partnerships and sustained by community support.
Project 1
San Francisco Bay Area Community Outreach
This initiative supports neighbors experiencing homelessness through direct outreach: food, water, personal connection, and copies of The Prayer. The goal is not only to distribute resources, but to meet people with dignity, presence, and compassion.
Every cent of royalties from The Prayer helps fund this outreach. This is personal, community-level engagement, not a registered nonprofit organization.
Project 1
San Francisco Bay Area Community Outreach
This initiative supports neighbors experiencing homelessness through direct outreach: food, water, personal connection, and copies of The Prayer. The goal is not only to distribute resources, but to meet people with dignity, presence, and compassion.
Every cent of royalties from The Prayer helps fund this outreach. This is personal, community-level engagement, not a registered nonprofit organization.
Meeting neighbors with presence and dignity
Project 2
Malawi Ministry Partnership
Through a long-term ministry partnership with National Repentance Malawi, this mission supports the community across a wide range of needs identified by trusted local partners. What began with translated books has grown into a broader humanitarian effort that meets people wherever help is needed most.
Books are one small part of a much larger mission that includes food assistance, sustainable farming, women's empowerment, care for the elderly, and faith-centered community development. This is an active, ongoing partnership that continues to grow alongside the community it serves.
One Mission.
Many Lives.
Every community has different needs.
Our commitment is not limited to one project or one donation. We work alongside trusted local partners to understand what is needed most and support initiatives that create lasting impact.
Current areas of support include
- ●Food assistance
- ●Community outreach
- ●Sustainable farming
- ●Women's empowerment
- ●Support for children
- ●Elderly care
- ●Faith-based community development
- ●Long-term humanitarian initiatives
One Mission,
Many Lives.
The mission extends far beyond a single project.
From supporting families through food outreach, to empowering communities, distributing books, and helping build sustainable initiatives like Jesus Farm, every effort shares the same purpose: bringing hope, dignity, faith, and practical support to people's lives.
Jesus Farm is one of these initiatives. It is a faith-based agricultural project where the community tends a vegetable garden together, growing food that is harvested and shared to help feed local families.
Each project is unique, but together they reflect one ongoing commitment to serving others with compassion and creating lasting impact where it is needed most.
A walk through the garden
Working the land together at Jesus Farm
Standing among the crops at Jesus Farm
The vegetable garden at Jesus Farm
Watering young crops in the vegetable garden
Tending the garden that feeds the community
Learn More About the Ministry
Visit the official page of National Repentance Malawi to learn more about the community, the ministry, and the people behind this long-term partnership.
Would You Like to Help?
There are many ways to contribute, from sharing resources and making introductions to supporting outreach, translation, ministry distribution, and future partnerships.
The food outreach in the press
The food distribution work in San Francisco has been featured by media outlets covering the real community impact behind every book sold.
Church Times · 19 June 2026
Brazilian author of bestselling collection of prayers donates all its proceeds to church projects
The Church Times reports on how every cent earned by The Prayer funds direct homeless outreach in San Francisco, where food, water, and copies of the book reach neighbors on the streets.
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Des Moines Register · 3 August 2026
From #1 Bestseller to the Tenderloin: Giving Away Books to San Francisco's Unhoused
The co-authors walk San Francisco's Tenderloin handing out free copies of The Prayer alongside food and water — and find neighbors choosing the book over the meal. "This is food for the soul, and they were starving for it far more than a meal."
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Rádio Voz FM · 6 July 2026
Devotions from hard times turn into bestseller
In this Rádio Voz FM interview, Stefania speaks about the food distribution initiative in the San Francisco Bay Area and how the mission grew from private prayer to direct community impact.
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