COVID-19: We’re All in This Together
Over the last several months, we’ve all heard and applied many different adjectives to the unfolding story that has been COVID-19. We’ve witnessed the spread of the virus across the…
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Hello, COVID-19. No, we can’t practice “social distancing”
“Social distancing” and “shelter in place” are new terms I’ve added to my vocabulary this year. I’m now in the middle of week three of self-quarantining, socially isolating, or whatever…
On COVID-19: “Please Don’t Let It Hit Zambia”
The number of coronavirus cases in Zambia is still relatively low, with just 16 confirmed cases to date. When asked about the impact of the worldwide pandemic on Zambia, Bright…
How NOT to Help Kids in Need
By Kyle Davidson; reprinted with permission from Compassion International. Extreme poverty is a heartbreaking thing to behold. It’s especially crushing when you see how it affects an innocent and vulnerable…
10 Myths About Nonprofits: C.H. Dyer Shares One with Forbes Nonprofit Council
“Different areas of business tend to look at the [nonprofit] field with confusion about how nonprofits actually work, whether they should be making a profit or what kind of causes…
Let Us Continue Testifying—the Lord Is Good and Able!
Julius, a Bright Hope staff member from Uganda, shares His prayer for his country and the world in general as we look for Hope and strength during the coronavirus pandemic.…
Keeping a Close Watch on COVID-19 and the Extreme Poor
“If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. For he will…
I’m Captivated by Maps…Can I Show You Why?
I think it’s something I got from my mom, but I love maps. As a child, I remember her excitedly poring over them and talking her way through them—whether tracing…
The “Little Things” I Observed in Uganda That Meant So Much
The rural Ugandans had come for medical care at our free clinic, but so many people had come that we had to turn some away. It was getting dark, there…
After a Family Tragedy, She’s Got Her Eye on Biomedical Engineering
I can’t remember exactly why it was decided that I should talk with Grace* on my last trip to Kenya, but I am so glad it happened. There’s always at…