The Secret to Happiness
(Disclaimer: this post is directed to families who have enough money to meet all or most of their basic needs, and some of their wants too.) I have two elementary-aged kids. As a mom, I want to give my son…
Category Bright Hope Blog & Stories
19 Babies Around the World—Too Cute!
Around the world, 275 babies are born every minute of every day… that’s a little more than 4 every second. Every baby is beautiful and precious, and we might be a little biased, but we think there are some especially…
What Am I? (October 2020)
You saw the above picture in your email or in a social media post, and we asked if you knew what it was… What you were seeing was a piece of this photo: Did you guess right?! It’s a kitchen…
Winning Against Poverty: Sustainability Vs. Dependability
Reprinted with permission by Kevin Dyer.* Haiti is trapped in the very painful cycle of disasters, donations and dependency. Each year there is a disaster – a hurricane, a riot, a flood, a drought or an earthquake. Donations flow into Haiti as long as the disaster is fresh in the minds of people around the world. However,…
Reaping a Harvest of Sustainability
If you’ve been following Bright Hope this year, it’s no surprise how excited we are about the Natoot Farm in Kenya! (In fact, we are so tickled with their progress we feel kind of like proud grandparents. So much so,…
Finding the Balance Between Giving and Investing
Rural churches in Zambia tend to view themselves as vulnerable and in need of assistance. The little money that comes in on a Sunday morning, often less than four dollars per week, is quickly spent on church building repairs and…
Why you should feed your marriage with generosity
*Guest blog post reprinted with permission from the National Christian Foundation. Do generous people have happier marriages? Or are happily married people more generous? Does it matter which comes first? Research proves satisfaction in marriage and generosity are strongly correlated,…
What Am I? (September 2020)
You saw the above picture in your email or in a social media post, and we asked if you knew what it was. What you were seeing was a part of this photo: It’s charcoal! This picture was taken in…
10 Worthwhile Movies Based in Africa
I’m always on the lookout for a good movie. If it’s based on a true story, that’s even better. Agree? I’ve got a list of 10 movie recommendations to share with you today. What sets them apart, though, is not just…
The Night My Neighbour Died
About 7:30 p.m., there was a loud banging on our front door. Eloise went to see who it was and found Dottie standing at the door sobbing uncontrollably. “Ken’s gone!” she blurted out. Eloise called me and we immediately tried…