Give Thanks for… Watermelon
Watermelon is probably not what most of us will find at our Thanksgiving tables this Thursday, but it might be what you’d eat in Kenya this week, and it’s definitely…
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Hope for Tomorrow
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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
This story is the continuation of “A Grandmother’s Love.” If you haven’t read it yet, you can read it here on our website. Elina raised her four daughters alone after…
Fathers Share Hope in Bugubo, Uganda
Baligeya is a 62-year-old farmer and a father of eleven living in Bugubo village near Bugiri, Uganda. He is one of the many older males that make up the fathers’ club at his church.
Why are Poor Countries Poor?
Have you ever wondered why some countries seem so incredibly poor and dirty, while others don’t? Maybe you’ve wondered: “Are ‘poor countries’ poor because they don’t have natural resources?”
Bright Hope, a Holistic Ministry
People, especially the poor, want healing and to be released from physical suffering from hunger or disease, but they also want to know about how to have a relationship with God.
Harvesting Hope
Can you imagine what life would be like if you had 16 children? How would you feed them all or afford to send each of them to school?
Graduation on Mbabala Island
A group of almost forty participants from four denominations have been engaged in this training for the last 2 years.
Are Microfinance Programs For The Poor More Helpful or Harmful?
“Unintended Consequences” is a familiar phrase for anyone who has worked in developing countries. By definition, an unintended consequence is, “A term used to describe a set of results that…
Extreme Poverty—less than $2 a day?
You might have noticed a change in our tagline at Bright Hope recently. On January 1 we started using the phrase, “Helping those earning less than $2 a day,” as…