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…
I don’t think I have ever heard a sermon on Exodus 34:5-7. I am sure many sermons have been preached on it, but not any that I have heard, or remember. Here’s what it says: “Then the Lord came down in the cloud and…
I didn’t count, but I read that there are over 2,000 Bible verses about helping the poor. That speaks volumes—literally. How close it must be to God’s heart if the Creator of the Universe encourages and instructs us so many…
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 figure it out?! It’s a…
I sat in the vehicle roughly bumping along the dirt road as we crept through the Kenyan slum. Not wanting to forget anything, I pulled out my notebook and scribbled notes as Dotun, our Kenya country director, explained how life…
The following question was submitted by a Bright Hope Ally. Meggie, from Virginia, asks: What are the three best things I can do personally to help the poor and give them hope? Thanks, Meggie, great question. I’m encouraged you want to help…
We met Margaret in the village of Natoot in Kenya. Margaret is a mother of five, with three daughters and two sons. Despite her age, Margaret is a determined young farmer at the Natoot Farm. The first time I met…
In March of this year, Bright Hope’s Zambia partner, Samfya Bible School (SBS), had to shut its doors and send all 30 of its new students home as part of the national COVID-19 response. Classes on campus will not resume…
Nancy was born and raised in a Kenyan village known as “gold.” The village stood along the Lodwar Kakuma road, where the occupants mined, you guessed it, gold. Despite living in what sounds like a lucrative community, Nancy’s family was poor. They were so poor that she had to drop out of school because her parents couldn’t…
Emily and her family share toilets and one water faucet with 19 other families. In a time of COVID-19, where good sanitation and social distancing are critically important, just imagine the challenge of trying to abide by that when likely…
Meh. Ho-hum. Blah. With COVID-19 still making the rounds, this summer seems exceptionally under-whelming. With not much to look forward to, each new day feels pretty mundane. Needless to say, I’m not expecting any Top-10 hits about the “Summer of…
Please keep Bolivia in your prayers. From firsthand accounts, the COVID-19 outbreak in Bolivia is worse than what is reflected by the official numbers. In some places, the entire neighborhood has COVID-19 symptoms. There are not enough tests in the cities…