Category Bright Hope Blog & Stories

Living With Intent

Have you ever tried to explain the concept of “missions” to someone else? Is it equal parts evangelism and discipleship? Are all Christians missionaries? Where exactly do “missions” take place? Are you involved in missions without knowing it? Being a…

Finding God in the Stillness

Over the years, I’ve realized that out of the various Spiritual Disciplines, there are few that I neglect as often as Silence and Solitude. Spending time, silent before the Lord, waiting to hear what He had to say rated secondary…

Dying for a Change

My mother is dying.  I just left her bedside; she is 85 and in the last stages of Alzheimer’s disease.  She is clinging to life with little to say and not much strength to show.  But she has taught me so much about dying and the…

A Beautiful Miracle Found in Kenya

*Story taken from “Beautiful Miracles I’ve Seen The Lord Do – Story of Zainabu” by Kevin G. Dyer, founder of Bright Hope International. Bright Hope has had an amazing ministry in some of the world’s poorest communities. People’s lives have…

Never Give Up…on Haiti!

Back in 2006 when I first started working on humanitarian projects at Bright Hope, I distinctly remember someone from an NGO saying to me, “Haiti is the worst place for community development. It’s just not worth it.” I didn’t agree…

The Building Blocks of Life

Uganda – The rain poured down the slanted, tin roof, swirling into a stream headed toward the road. As the rain started to dwindle, Yoko found himself waiting in the sheltered haven of a papaya tree. But that shelter didn’t…