Discover How You Can Help the Poor
Extreme poverty is on the rise, but God wants to work through you to help the poor. You may not realize it, but right now at least 698 million people are stuck living in extreme poverty. Most of these precious…
Malia Rodriguez
Malia loves serving as a Copywriter for Bright Hope, where she has the privilege to share how God is working among the vulnerable and caring for the extreme poor around the world. As a homeschool mom, Malia strives to develop in her kids compassionate, generous, and caring hearts. Malia and her husband, Matt, live in the Washington, DC area with their son and daughter.
Family Life in Bolivia Starts With the Working Mom
Moms play a huge role in their kids’ lives. They give us life, love, and the courage to face our fears. And when it comes to family life in Bolivia, God works through faithful moms to shape the souls of…
Sustainable Hope: Banishing Poverty in Bolivia
Bolivia is the poorest country in South America, in desperate need of sustainable hope. As a result, many of our partner churches experience the multifaceted challenges of extreme poverty. Nevertheless, our church partners in Bolivia persevere and tirelessly work to…
A Refuge of Love for Single Moms and Children in Bolivia
In Bolivia, single moms and their children are the most vulnerable people in the entire population. Alone and unable to feed their children enough food to survive, single mothers in Bolivia quickly become engulfed in hopelessness. These moms feel trapped…
A Harvest of Hope in Turkana, Kenya
A colorful row of beads made from leather, metals, wood, glass and shells adorned the women’s necks and heads as they worked in Natoot Farm. The Turkana women are easily identified by their red, yellow, blue and brown colored beads.…
Education: A Proven Path Out of Poverty
“An education provides one of the surest ways to kickstart a young person’s journey out of extreme poverty!” ~ C.H. Dyer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As the early morning rays dance on the dirt floor of her ten-by-ten-foot hut in the slums of…
Create a Successful New Year in 2023
Happy New Year! The New Year gives us a chance to start fresh and develop a new plan for a successful year. But how should we define success? As the Apostle Paul established his ministry to the Gentiles, he and the…
The Desperation of Extreme Poverty
Desperation sometimes drives decent people to make drastic decisions, even illegal ones. Michael stole produce from a farm started by Bright Hope in order to feed his kids. This was a choice that would haunt him for years to come. Michael…
How do Christian Charities Help the Poor?
Christian Charities Use Biblical Models to Help the Poor In a world filled with pandemics, natural disasters, wars, and famine, which disproportionately hurt the extreme poor, Christian charities must include emergency aid in their strategies. How do Christian charities help…
Unwrapping the Gift of Hope
Some of the most joyous Christmas cheer comes whenever we watch children gather around the tree. We love seeing their expressions of hopeful enthusiasm as they anticipate unwrapping the perfect gift! If only this were the case for all children…