Kenya Archives – Bright Hope

“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…

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Keeping a Close Watch on COVID-19 and the Extreme Poor

Posted on March 18, 2020March 23, 2020
byMalia Rodriguez

“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…

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After a Family Tragedy, She’s Got Her Eye on Biomedical Engineering

Posted on February 19, 2020February 20, 2020
bySarah Marchmont

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…

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“Train up a Child…” For Turkana Farmers, the Babies Come Too!

Posted on February 2, 2020February 3, 2020
bySarah Marchmont

Look at these Turkana, Kenya, farmers go! They’re being trained on how to plant tomato seedlings on our partner farm. The goal is for these farmers to plant their first…

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Pray for Protection for Kenya

Posted on January 13, 2020January 13, 2020
byBright Hope Staff

On January 5th, al-Shabaab jihadists attacked a military base in Lamu County, on the coast of Kenya. Three Americans were killed, and aircraft and other vehicles were destroyed. The base…

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Give Thanks for… Watermelon

Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019
bySarah Marchmont

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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I don’t look like where I came from

Posted on July 16, 2019August 30, 2019
bySarah Marchmont

Mathare Valley, Kenya Articulate and confident, yet down-to-earth, Oliver walked along the dirt road in the Mathare Valley slum. Immaculately dressed in a dark suit and bright white shirt—a stark…

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Finding New Family and a Fresh Start

Posted on February 19, 2019September 9, 2019
byJackie Tait

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…

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Most Urgent Needs

Hope in Huruma Slum

Posted on January 16, 2019September 9, 2019
byC.H. Dyer

Twenty-four-year-old Lillian had a difficult childhood. She grew up in the Huruma slums near Nairobi with her four siblings. They would walk to school each day by 6 am, being…

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A Message from C.H. Dyer

Posted on January 7, 2019August 29, 2019
byC.H. Dyer

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…

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