Who Is Hungry?
Have you heard that the number of hungry people in the world is growing? Do you hear that and wonder why it’s happening—is it a global food shortage, or people’s lack of money to buy food? I want to briefly dive into the topic of…
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Multiplying a Miracle: A Downloadable Children’s Devotional
Living in the United States, it can sometimes feel like we are far removed from extreme poverty and what we have to give may not make a big impact. But while what we contribute may sometimes feel small, it can…
Board Member sees Bolivian youth impact a community in a counter-cultural way
*Bright Hope board member Tammy Massey shares about a recent trip to Bolivia. Children should be seen and not heard. Right? In the context of most world cultures, students have no voice until they are adults and, even then, often…
Part 3: From Military to Missionary
*Dotun Modupe is Bright Hope’s Country Director for Kenya. In a series of three blog posts, he’s sharing his incredible testimony of how God called him into missions and brought him to Bright Hope. After leaving the Nigerian military as…
Part 2: From Military to Missionary
*Dotun Modupe is Bright Hope’s Country Director for Kenya. In a series of three blog posts, he’s sharing his incredible testimony of how God called him into missions and brought him to Bright Hope. If you missed part 1, click…
Part 1: From Military to Missionary
*Dotun Modupe is Bright Hope’s Country Director for Kenya. Over the next two weeks he’ll share his incredible testimony of how God called him into missions and brought him to Bright Hope. My name is Dotun and I was born…
Fathering Rich Kids
I have very wealthy kids. Let me clarify: they each have a room with a bed, heat in the winter, air conditioning in the summer, enough food to eat to sustain life, clean water from the tap, schools to attend,…
Bet you never thought your landscape budget could do this!
As soon as the snow from our final spring blizzard melted and temperatures consistently rose above freezing, the unofficial, but very real, competition for best-kept-yard in the neighborhood began. To compete, neighbors engage in various beautification processes that may include…
How God Can Use an Ordinary Guy
When I first felt called to be a missionary in Kenya I wondered if I could truly impact the lives of those around me. After all, I wasn’t a gifted speaker or a theology major. I was just a guy who was eager and…
Insider Perspective of Charity Work in Uganda
Nothing is going on here. That’s the perception eating at many people when they think about or see charity work in Uganda. As a native Ugandan, I can say that in some cases, sadly, charities are not doing the development…