Jesus Met the Physical Needs of the Poor When Jesus walked the Earth and began his ministry, it was very tangible. It was a “holistic ministry,” so to speak. He laid hands on people; some were blind or crippled, and…
“How can we best help the poorest people on earth?” I get this question whenever I speak about the poor to a church or corporation. No Simple Answers It is a deep question and not one with simple answers. The…
C.H. Dyer was born on an airplane from LA to Sydney. As a result, C.H. was granted dual citizenship as an Aussie and American. However, he grew up traveling on the road in a RV with his father as an itinerant preacher and a home-schooling mother. He sailed around the…
Good news, bad news. Good news first: 89% of the world’s population has access to electricity.* Bad news: A little more than 1 out of every 10 people still do not. Great progress has been made in the last decade…
Like a trek through the mountains, this summer has had its peaks and valleys. But even along our sometimes precarious journey, God is always faithful! When I need a reminder of God’s grace and provision, I love to look through…
*Bright Hope President C.H. Dyer reflects on current events and themes from Genesis to bring us today’s encouraging devotional. Over the past two weeks Hurricane Dorian has ravaged the Bahamas and caused great damage in the U.S. and elsewhere. Coincidently,…
Have you ever been to a slum? Probably not! If you were to walk down the streets of the Kariobangi slum in northeastern Nairobi, Kenya, you would see closely packed, deteriorated homes and apartments, dirt roads, garbage, and some…
I want you to think of someone living in absolute poverty. If you can, though, think of a young man and woman, with a young son and daughter, living in the countryside in Africa. They don’t have much more than…
I have very wealthy kids. Let me clarify: they each have a room with a bed, heat in the winter, air conditioning in the summer, enough food to eat to sustain life, clean water from the tap, schools to attend,…
Nearly 200,000 people are in urgent need of food in Turkana County, a region in northern Kenya where Bright Hope works. The people are suffering from a devastating drought. One local resident made this chilling, tragic statement to us: “I…