*Guest blog post reprinted with permission from the The Chalmers Center (Bright Hope’s Hope for Tomorrow program is modeled very similarly to the below method researched by The Chalmers Center). Maria walked to the front of God’s Compassion Church of Manila and testified, “My…
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” Do you recognize one of the greatest opening lines from this popular book? Learning to read opens up doors into a whole new world, and not just a hobbit one.…
We have great news!!! Thanks to your generosity, the Natoot Farm in Turkana, Kenya has a brand-new well! Over the weekend, they installed the new pump and tested the water quality. And as of yesterday, all the farmers are back…
Hope for Eternity! Let’s gather in spirit this Easter and lift our songs of praise to the Lord from our homes. Let us lay our grief, fear, and pain at the feet of Jesus and remember the hope of His…
The Tale of My Missing Mail Over the past few months, I started noticing a trend with my mail delivery: an alarming number of greeting cards had disappeared. When the first one went undelivered, I assumed it would arrive within…
Zambia – Last year at this time Matthew*, who was born with a circulatory problem that forced doctors to amputate both of his feet and one hand, couldn’t walk. He couldn’t run and play with his friends or go to…
The Pitman’s Story Last fall, we introduced the Bright Hope Coin. When we conceptualized this program, we envisioned mature adults purchasing these coins for their children and grandchildren and presenting them as gifts that initiate a heritage of generosity and…
Francis lives in Uganda. He grew up in a large family with twelve siblings. Despite how hard his father toiled to provide for them, there was never enough. Their community looked down on them because they lived like beggars. Though…
The term “sustainability” is used quite often here at Bright Hope, and it’s a value that we believe in. We’re all familiar with the term, but perhaps we’ve not given a lot of thought to what it means. “Sustainability” is…
In the midst of Lent it is important to focus yourself on Jesus. Jesus is the reason we celebrate Easter, the truth that changes our lives and the light that rescues us from darkness. Easter isn’t just a springtime celebration,…
Making a decision to start living with his 18-year-old girlfriend, along with having a distorted image of marriage, was the beginning of Lawrence’s trials. The young man grew up in a polygamous family with an alcoholic, abusive father, who usually…
The Christian Farmer’s Association (CFA) works through local churches in Zambia to provide agriculturally-based, economic-development programs, loans, and training to help subsistence farmers increase their incomes and grow their farming businesses. The CFA has been successful in transforming struggling farmers…