You Have Already Buried Me
All day long, 90-year-old Egrance sits on a mat, on the dirt, in front of her one-room home in rural Uganda. Her many years have known much tragedy, and she speaks few words. She says that life has robbed her…
Wall Art? New Shoes? A Meal Out? How Far Can You Stretch $15?
I was wandering through an arts and crafts store not too long ago and found a great piece of wood wall art that would be perfect for my home. It was the right size, a beautiful red color, and had…
Can You Spare Two Coins?
We’ve just wrapped up another holiday season. Christmas decor is being packed away, Times Square is probably still getting cleaned up, and turkeys are able to breathe a little easier for a while. Whether it’s the festive lights, the copious…
Pray for Protection for Kenya
On January 5th, al-Shabaab jihadists attacked a military base in Lamu County, on the coast of Kenya. Three Americans were killed, and aircraft and other vehicles were destroyed. The base is used in joint efforts by Kenya and the U.S.…
A Time for Change: From Fishing to Farming
Lawrence, a former fisherman, lives on Mbabala Island in Zambia. He and his family could barely survive on the fish he could catch. Fish stocks had fallen in the overfished local Zambian lake. Desperate to provide for his family, Lawrence…
When Candlelight Is Not Romantic
Good news, bad news. Good news first: 89% of the world’s population has access to electricity.* Bad news: A little more than 1 out of every 10 people still do not. Great progress has been made in the last decade…
Your Favorite Posts of 2019
We shared hundreds of stories and photos and videos with you in 2019. We love to know what touched you deep down in your soul—what made you laugh or cry…and what encouraged you in the fight against extreme poverty. So…
Don’t Waste 2020!
Can you believe 2019 is almost over! So, did you accomplish everything you set out to do on January 1, 2019? Did you keep your New Year’s Resolution for the last 363 days? Yeah, me either. Far from it! I’m…
Two Miracle Babies Named Emmanuel
“Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.” -C.S. Lewis Once, thousands of years later, in a small clinic in rural Uganda, a baby was born and named Emmanuel…“God with us.”…
What I Learned When I Was Hurt, Disoriented and Embarrassed
I was near the end of my run when I suddenly tripped on a bump in the sidewalk. As I fell face first towards the sidewalk, I managed to hurt my head, my shoulder, my elbow, my knee and my…
Thanks to Prosthetics, Noah Takes His First Steps
We captured Noah’s first. steps. ever. on video. Watch it below—it’s likely to make you tear up a little… or at the very least make you smile real, real big. This…. This is why we do what we do. It…
What mistakes do nonprofits makes? C.H. Dyer shares with Forbes
Transparency is a good thing, right? Well, today we’ll be a little transparent with you—because everybody knows we all make mistakes anyway, right? Bright Hope President C.H. Dyer shared, as part of a panel for Forbes Nonprofit Council, a common…