In developing countries, the opportunity to attend school means much more than classrooms and textbooks. First and foremost, it represents a glimpse at a future outside the grip of poverty. For many, it means clothing on their back and food in their stomachs, and most important, the chance to experience the love and saving power of Jesus Christ.

The majority of Bright Hope’s projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America include an educational component for children. This is vital in giving children hope and a sense of purpose for their lives. With your help, we are buying textbooks, paying for uniforms and school fees, supporting teacher’s salaries, building dormitories and classrooms, and opening up promising new possibilities for some of the poorest children in the world. These children are no different from our own, except for the opportunities they will or will not have. They have the same kinds of dreams for their future that any child has.

When we speak to them, they talk about becoming doctors, nurses, engineers and teachers. Through their schooling, they start to feel that they may one day accomplish something that will help them to break out of abject poverty and provide for their loved ones.

With your support of our work, we can continue to assist our partners, who frequently operate as the hub of the local school. Children in countries like Peru and Haiti are receiving a midday meal, often their only meal of the day. This meal is critical in keeping children alert enough to learn.

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