Fostering Change
The ultimate goal of poverty alleviation and development is the restoration of people to all that God has created them to be—priests and rulers who proclaim His glory to the world and call others to worship Him. A nearer-term goal…
Category Bright Hope Blog & Stories
The Vaccine Gap
Have you thrown away your masks? Did you get vaccinated, or have you chosen not to? Did you start attending church in person yet, or have you continued to worship online? One of the great benefits and blessings of America is that we have choices. We have options. We have freedom. This is not the…
The Tomatoes That Paid Daniel’s School Fees, a True Story
Meet 18–year-old Daniel Emoni, a young man who smiles brightly as he shares his story. He’s the fourth born in a family with five children. Daniel and his younger brother live with their mother, Maria Apem, in the Natoot village in northern Kenya. Maria is one of the beneficiary farmers at the Natoot Farm in Turkana…
Tragedy and Transformation on Mbabala Island
Zambia – Deep in the earth, precious diamonds form under the trials of heavy pressure, intense heat, and time. Likewise, for many years, Bright Hope and our partner church on Mbabala Island in Zambia have been praying, investing, and caring…
Solar-Power Electricity Creates a Buzz
Haiti – Chances are that most of us have never had to live without reliable electricity for any significant length of time. But in rural Haiti, where most of our Haitian partners are located, only 3.5% of people have access…
Hannington’s Faith
Kenya – Hannington, a thirteen-year-old boy with an easy smile and a confident demeanor, lives in the Mathare Valley slum in Nairobi with his mother and younger brother. His mother works selling secondhand clothes and shoes at a large open-air…
We’re All Poor
*Guest blog post reprinted from the Chalmers Center article “We’re All Poor” People in a middle-class community often see the materially poor as people we need to “fix.” But what if we’re affected by the same underlying brokenness that contributes to…
Why Good Intentions Aren’t Enough
*Guest blog post reprinted from the Chalmers Center and adapted from When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself, 13-14, 16, 52-54, 64 Caring for the materially poor is not an optional aspect of the Christian life, but there…
Here’s the Crucial First Step for Becoming More Generous
John Christopher Frame, PhD, shares insight on the relationship between holiness and generosity. He’s the author of 7 Attitudes of the Helping Heart: How to Live Out Your Faith and Care for the Poor. Below is an excerpt of this…
The Most Dangerous Place to be a Mom
It’s May—a month to thank God for our moms! Mothers give us life, love, and the courage to face our fears. But in impoverished communities, becoming a mother can be scary. In many cases, it can be deadly! Worldwide, about…