What Am I? (August 2020)
You saw the above picture in your email or in a social media post, and we asked if you knew what it was… What you were seeing was a piece of this photo: Did you figure it out?! It’s a…
Category Bright Hope Blog & Stories
The Cost of Poverty: What I Learned in Kenya
I sat in the vehicle roughly bumping along the dirt road as we crept through the Kenyan slum. Not wanting to forget anything, I pulled out my notebook and scribbled notes as Dotun, our Kenya country director, explained how life…
A Bright Hope Ally Asks: What Are 3 Best Ways To Help the Poor and Needy?
The following question was submitted by a Bright Hope Ally. Meggie, from Virginia, asks: What are the three best things I can do personally to help the poor and give them hope? Thanks, Meggie, great question. I’m encouraged you want to help…
In Spite of the Destruction, She is Determined
We met Margaret in the village of Natoot in Kenya. Margaret is a mother of five, with three daughters and two sons. Despite her age, Margaret is a determined young farmer at the Natoot Farm. The first time I met…
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…
Farming in Turkana: God Sent This Farm to Redeem Us
Nancy was born and raised in a Kenyan village known as “gold.” The village stood along the Lodwar Kakuma road, where the occupants mined, you guessed it, gold. Despite living in what sounds like a lucrative community, Nancy’s family was poor. They were so poor that she had to drop out of school because her parents couldn’t…
Coronavirus Pushes Slum Residents into Deeper Poverty
Emily and her family share toilets and one water faucet with 19 other families. In a time of COVID-19, where good sanitation and social distancing are critically important, just imagine the challenge of trying to abide by that when likely…
The Christian’s Responsibility to the Poor
Meh. Ho-hum. Blah. With COVID-19 still making the rounds, this summer seems exceptionally under-whelming. With not much to look forward to, each new day feels pretty mundane. Needless to say, I’m not expecting any Top-10 hits about the “Summer of…
COVID-19 in Bolivia: New Graveyards and Overwhelmed Hospitals
Please keep Bolivia in your prayers. From firsthand accounts, the COVID-19 outbreak in Bolivia is worse than what is reflected by the official numbers. In some places, the entire neighborhood has COVID-19 symptoms. There are not enough tests in the cities…
Video: Combatting COVID-19 Hunger in Kenya
Hunger has been one of the biggest, harshest secondary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in developing nations like Kenya. “Children don’t even understand; they know there’s COVID, but when they’re hungry—they’re hungry,” said Magdaline Oguto, co-founder and director of Mathare…