*Guest blog post reprinted from the Chalmers Center and adapted from Dr. Charlie Self’s book “Flourishing Churches and Communities”. A few years ago, at a restaurant near Dallas, Texas, a young cashier with Down Syndrome told a customer, “I love…
Why we are passionate about sustainability. When Bright Hope talks about our “sustainable programs,” and we do talk about these a lot, we are saying, “Hey! This program isn’t about a one-time attempt to make today easier for the poor.” Sustainable programs are…
Over the years, I’ve realized that out of the various Spiritual Disciplines, there are few that I neglect as often as Silence and Solitude. Spending time, silent before the Lord, waiting to hear what He had to say rated secondary…
My mother is dying. I just left her bedside; she is 85 and in the last stages of Alzheimer’s disease. She is clinging to life with little to say and not much strength to show. But she has taught me so much about dying and the…
Although it’s still dark, early-morning crowds rushing to work fill the Juja Road—a major road that leads from many low-income communities east of Nairobi. Many children hurry off to school, backpacks on their backs, creating a sea of brightly colored…
*Story taken from “Beautiful Miracles I’ve Seen The Lord Do – Story of Zainabu” by Kevin G. Dyer, founder of Bright Hope International. Bright Hope has had an amazing ministry in some of the world’s poorest communities. People’s lives have…
Back in 2006 when I first started working on humanitarian projects at Bright Hope, I distinctly remember someone from an NGO saying to me, “Haiti is the worst place for community development. It’s just not worth it.” I didn’t agree…
Uganda – The rain poured down the slanted, tin roof, swirling into a stream headed toward the road. As the rain started to dwindle, Yoko found himself waiting in the sheltered haven of a papaya tree. But that shelter didn’t…
The ultimate goal of poverty alleviation and development is the restoration of people to all that God has created them to be—priests and rulers who proclaim His glory to the world and call others to worship Him. A nearer-term goal…
Have you thrown away your masks? Did you get vaccinated, or have you chosen not to? Did you start attending church in person yet, or have you continued to worship online? One of the great benefits and blessings of America is that we have choices. We have options. We have freedom. This is not the…