It’s hard to imagine a Christmas without the lights and sparkle, one void of Santas and ornate Nativity scenes, a day without an array of delicious foods or an abundance of gifts under a festive tree. Yet this is exactly…
DRINKING WATER ALERT – BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING IT. Nope. I didn’t see that sign while traveling in a developing country, or in a community putting itself back together after a natural disaster. This was a notice that was…
When I see someone who has been hurt, or who has suffered from injustice, or has a need, I want to do something to help. I want to give. I want to fix. I want to say the words that…
“I don’t mind helping, but how can I trust the organization to feed the hungry? This is a huge problem to find someone I can trust.” “Enough! There will always be poverty, violence and death. We will never be able…
Baligeya is a 62-year-old farmer and a father of eleven living in Bugubo village near Bugiri, Uganda. He is one of the many older males that make up the fathers’ club at his church.
I recently watched a video featuring a family from a very poor community in Africa. The mother and father were desperate: their baby was sick, and there was nothing they could do to help their child get well. They were…
At Bright Hope we talk a lot about the concept of “mutual transformation.” The phrase itself may sound a little like insider lingo, but the concept is really quite straightforward and practical. Plainly stated, mutual transformation means that we help…
A group of almost forty participants from four denominations have been engaged in this training for the last 2 years.
I’m guessing that you and I aren’t all that different from each other. Sure, the details of our life may be different – I have three kids, a part-time job, and live in a place where it is cold for…
During the holidays, it is relatively easy to look to the needs and wants of others, and to set our own preferences aside.