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Recently my co-worker Karen lost her diamond ring while at work. She knew it was on her finger when she arrived that morning, until suddenly she realized it was no longer there. We turned the office upside down looking for…

When you hear the phrase “extreme poverty,” what do you imagine? I know that before I went to Kenya in 2016, I would hear stories of families in extreme poverty, feel saddened, and even take part in prayer for those…

When I first started out in missionary work, I decided to form a team of ten people to go to Kolkata, India to share the love of Jesus with the millions of people living on the sidewalks of that broken,…

“So many books, so little time,” is how I go through life. But even though I’ve got a backlog of everything I hope to read, somehow I still always keep an eye open for a good book recommendation. Maybe you’re…

I want you to think of someone living in absolute poverty. If you can, though, think of a young man and woman, with a young son and daughter, living in the countryside in Africa. They don’t have much more than…

Have you heard that the number of hungry people in the world is growing? Do you hear that and wonder why it’s happening—is it a global food shortage, or people’s lack of money to buy food? I want to briefly dive into the topic of…

Living in the United States, it can sometimes feel like we are far removed from extreme poverty and what we have to give may not make a big impact. But while what we contribute may sometimes feel small, it can…

*Dotun Modupe is Bright Hope’s Country Director for Kenya. In a series of three blog posts, he’s sharing his incredible testimony of how God called him into missions and brought him to Bright Hope. After leaving the Nigerian military as…

*Dotun Modupe is Bright Hope’s Country Director for Kenya. In a series of three blog posts, he’s sharing his incredible testimony of how God called him into missions and brought him to Bright Hope. If you missed part 1, click…