Sustainable Development in Zambia
When God called Noah to build an ark, most people around him probably thought he was crazy. The decision to build a boat so far from water seemed strange. But Noah had faith and he knew that God would provide.…
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Hope for Zambia: A Heart Awakened
When all hope seemed to be gone, God did the unthinkable. He awakened a dream of my heart from the time I was a teenager. A call to the nations that I had, finally, after 25 years of waiting, resolved…
Help the poor in 3 days!
In our materialistic, self-centered culture, we often struggle to curb our own desires. But it becomes even harder when we have kids (or grandkids, nieces, and nephews) to help them to value the needs of others—especially the desperate needs of…
Giving Hope to Young Women on Mbabala Island
Young women in rural Zambia face many dangers! But the most devastating, future-altering problem is teen pregnancy. Zambian culture believes that a woman can only feel fulfilled when she has a husband and children. Therefore, many young women don’t develop…
An Island of Hope: Bibian’s Story
Zambia – Under the shining sun, a group of children raced across the street and toward the lake. Bangweulu, which means “where the water meets the sky,” is one of the world’s great wetland systems. Situated in the upper Congo…
Zambia Is a Peculiar Place
Despite the tiring flights from Entebbe, Uganda, to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, Harare in Zimbabwe, and Lusaka in Zambia, I met a friendly immigration crew at the Kenneth Kaunda Airport. I was not asked too many questions at border control…
Tragedy and Transformation on Mbabala Island
Zambia – Deep in the earth, precious diamonds form under the trials of heavy pressure, intense heat, and time. Likewise, for many years, Bright Hope and our partner church on Mbabala Island in Zambia have been praying, investing, and caring…
What a Difference a Year Can Make!
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…
Finding the Balance Between Giving and Investing
Rural churches in Zambia tend to view themselves as vulnerable and in need of assistance. The little money that comes in on a Sunday morning, often less than four dollars per week, is quickly spent on church building repairs and…
Zambia’s Samfya Bible School Responds to Changes Brought on by COVID-19
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…