I was on my first ever trip to Haiti, visiting a Bright Hope feeding project. We were playing an ice-breaker game where the children would get a small Tootsie Roll for correctly answering questions. When a child won the first…
Meet Mark and Trisha Heekin, long-time Bright Hope Allies and owners of Daniel’s Textile Rental in the greater Cincinatti area. Already generously donating a portion of their overall profit to Bright Hope, last year Mark, Trisha, and their daughter Hannah…
As children arrive at the Children’s Care Center, the smell of hearty vegetable soup fills the air. Twice a week 50–60 youth come together at one of our partner churches in Oruro, Bolivia, to get homework help, spiritual input and…
When Pastor Richard first approached John and Alice about a marriage workshop at their church, they were skeptical. Married at eighteen and nineteen, they had lived together for 26 years and had nine children. They had grown apart as each…
Remmy, an entrepreneur and mother of three, lives in the densely- populated Huruma slums on the outskirts of Nairobi. Several years ago, she joined a Savings For Life (SFL) group with only 14 members. Now there are 22 and call themselves, “Tunaweza A,” meaning “We can”…
Razia became desperate as her family slipped further into poverty. None of her children were in school, their clothes were in tatters and they had to go so far as to borrow plates and pans from neighbors just to prepare…
In honor of Bright Hope’s 50th anniversary, get to know founder Kevin Dyer as he shares about the early years, what he has learned and God’s unwavering faithfulness. What prompted you to found Missionary Enterprises (now Bright Hope)? In 1968…
For half a century, Bright Hope has been sharing the Hope of Christ in some of the poorest and most oppressed parts of the world. Here are some major milestones Bright Hope has celebrated in the last 50 years.
Dear Allies, I remember my first trip to Kenya and meeting Pastor Daniel. He picked me up at my hotel and was driving me to Mathare Valley to visit a school in the middle of a massive slum. In his…
In Bolivia, it is rare for pastors and volunteer leaders to receive training or practical Bible education for one of two reasons...