Category Bright Hope Blog & Stories

Bright Hope Blog

Grow. Change. Impact: The Power of Mutual Transformation

“Thank you, that you would come all the way from America, to sit in the dirt with us.” The leader of a network of churches in an East African country once spoke these words to me after we’d traveled by…

Sarah Marchmont
January 23, 2018

Bright Hope Blog

Living Generously All Year Long

I’m guessing that you and I aren’t all that different from each other. Sure, the details of our life may be different – I have three kids, a part-time job, and live in a place where it is cold for…

Leslee Baron
January 16, 2018

Bright Hope Blog

Living Generously All Year Long

During the holidays, it is relatively easy to look to the needs and wants of others, and to set our own preferences aside.

Leslee Baron
January 16, 2018

Bright Hope Blog

When Water Tanks are a Sign of Friendship

It’s not what I expected to see when I visited a widow’s home in rural Uganda and learned about how this water tank worked.

Sarah Marchmont
January 9, 2018

Bright Hope Blog

Hope for Eternity

Think about your pastor for a moment. Got a picture of him in your mind? Now imagine that your pastor doesn't have a Bible and that he only has a primary school education.

Leslee Baron
January 2, 2018

Bright Hope Blog

Hope for Tomorrow: Sometimes Poverty Alleviation Is Simple

teacher helping student at a chalkboard in a rural school in Zambia

I’ve seen $12 change a life. Seriously. And not just one life, but the lives of an entire family.

Sarah Marchmont
December 26, 2017

Bright Hope Blog

Sharing “Hope for Today”

I like to read the daily news and often it’s difficult seeing all the natural disasters happening around the world or the plight individuals face living in poverty or persecution.

Jackie Tait
December 19, 2017

Bright Hope Blog

Before Giving to Charity, Give Wisely

During the holidays, our mailbox seems to be filled to the brim each day with catalogs, deliveries and letters from nonprofits.

C.H. Dyer
December 12, 2017

News & Stories

Skills Training To Help a Haitian Village

The Phaeton community in northeast Haiti lives in extreme poverty. There are no flourishing gardens. There is no electricity or potable water. Poor equipment and pollution have decreased the fishing trade that many people subsist on.

Leslee Baron
December 6, 2017

News & Stories

How One Extraordinary Teacher Brought Hope to a Slum

If you walk into Mathare Community Outreach (MCO) Joy Primary School in Mathare Slum during break time, you will hear laughter and excitement coming from children playing in the hilly and uneven grounds of the school.

Sarah Marchmont
December 6, 2017