A Cause for Celebration
When Bright Hope comes alongside to suport a church, the end goal is always to get the church to a place of self-sufficiency. Before we start working with them, we must first set goals for how long we think it…
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Every Day We Face a Choice
Will we do everything we can to make our lives comfortable? Or will we do everything we can to help others experience Hope? Rose and her husband, Simon, were peasant farmers in Uganda. Day after day they struggled to feed…
Creating an Oasis in a Desert
Imagine growing up in Turkana, a vast, drought-ridden county in northern Kenya. You live the way your parents and their parents and their parents lived, as far back as anyone can recollect. You are an iconic people group, with your…
Because God Remembered Us – by Christine Awesit
Christine Awesit lives in Turkana, Kenya. A mother of four, she struggles to live and raise her children in the small village of Natoot. Christine shares, in her own words, her heartbreaking-turned-hopeful story with us: “Some people in this county…
COVID-19 Update from Bolivia
Cochabamba, April 2, 2020 (updated stats as of April 7) Bolivia’s first two COVID-19 cases were diagnosed on March 11. Before that, neighboring countries were already beginning to report cases, but the Bolivian population continued its normal activities. Of those…
Keeping a Close Watch on COVID-19 and the Extreme Poor
“If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.” Psalms…
Becoming the Talk of the Town
A wife. Six children of his own. Three orphans in his care. Martin has many people depending on him, but as a farmer in rural Uganda, whose only source of income was the crops he grew in his garden, the…
Flagship Factors: On a Mission to Eliminate Extreme Poverty
Bright Hope unites Christ-followers from around the world to bring hope and help to those living in some of the poorest places on earth. For 50 years, Bright Hope has been partnering with the local church to serve the extreme…
Crippled, Ridiculed and Socially Marginalized
Thousands of children are branded by these labels and bound by their chains, even though their medical needs are treatable and oftentimes free! This was the fate of twelve-year-old Obed before he met Ivor. Ivor is a Bright Hope partner…
Consider a Charitable IRA Rollover Gift
If you are 70½ or older, you can make gifts directly from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to Bright Hope without paying income tax on the withdrawal. In summary: You must be at least age 70½ or older on the…