Bright Hope empowers families by supporting sustainable farming in Uganda. As the morning sun rose, Michael and his brother picked one corn cob after another. They rejoice in another bountiful crop. Michael and his brother take care of harvesting. The…
Haiti has faced devastating hardship in 2022. But God has been working and doing wonderful things despite political, economic, and pandemic-related tragedies. Now, more than ever, struggling Haitians need sustainable options to increase their incomes permanently—and a way to go…
Over the years, I’m sure you’ve heard a lot about how Bright Hope helped the churches in the drought-ridden region of Turkana, Kenya plant a farm in the desert. In essence, we have witnessed the amazing transformation of the desert…
Despite the tiring flights from Entebbe, Uganda, to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, Harare in Zimbabwe, and Lusaka in Zambia, I met a friendly immigration crew at the Kenneth Kaunda Airport. I was not asked too many questions at border control…
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…
Meet 18–year-old Daniel Emoni, a young man who smiles brightly as he shares his story. He’s the fourth born in a family with five children. Daniel and his younger brother live with their mother, Maria Apem, in the Natoot village in northern Kenya. Maria is one of the beneficiary farmers at the Natoot Farm in Turkana…
The Christian Farmer’s Association (CFA) works through local churches in Zambia to provide agriculturally-based, economic-development programs, loans, and training to help subsistence farmers increase their incomes and grow their farming businesses. The CFA has been successful in transforming struggling farmers…
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…
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…
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…