As you might expect during an incredibly challenging year, your favorite stories on the Bright Hope blog were those that inspired and uplifted. The most popular blog posts we shared during 2020 were those that showed the resiliency of the…
Working at Bright Hope, I hear a lot of stories about poverty. Truthfully and tragically, my cushy life in middle-class suburbia prevents me from really being able to relate to those living in extreme need. I’ve never been so hungry…
Do you want to go to Uganda? I had just started my third month at Bright Hope as Operations Manager when I was asked that question. And there was no question in my mind that I wanted to go. The trip…
“For to us a child is born to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 From all…
If you don’t know what to give for Christmas this year, Bright Hope has a gift you can give to the person who has everything. This is the perfect gift for those who have all they need because it is…
I have always been a lover of the outdoors and of my neighborhood but, because of my busy schedule, I have only been able to get to know a few people around my community. On Sundays, my family usually takes…
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 part of this photo: The Turkana women wear these vibrant beads…
*Guest blog post reprinted with permission from the The Chalmers Center At this point, 2020 has become a cliché—a year of collective trauma and upheaval likely to be remembered by many of us as one of the hardest years of…
Being a mom that has just sent her first child to college, I know what it feels like to want to make sure she is prepared. We took evaluation of this 2 years before making a “to-do” list of talks,…
Sometimes it’s hard to feel thankful. When you lose your job, your health, or a loved one to an incurable disease, grief can feel suffocating. Just like a fire that dies without oxygen, gratitude often gets extinguished when pain and…