“Train up a Child…” For Turkana Farmers, the Babies Come Too!
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
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…
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…
I don’t look like where I came from
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…
Finding New Family and a Fresh Start
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…
Hope in Huruma Slum
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…
A Message from C.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…
A Dream Come True
Twenty-four-year-old Geoffrey Ade, is the Youth Development Officer for FKF (Football Kenya Federation), a position that puts him in charge of all the youth players in the Kenyan national football teams.
Education: the most powerful weapon against poverty
Elika had a difficult upbringing, filled with many setbacks. Had she not received support from the local church or a Bright Hope scholarship, her story may have turned out very differently.
How One Extraordinary Teacher Brought Hope to a Slum
If you walk into Mathare Community Outreach (MCO) Joy Primary School in Mathare Slum during break time, you will hear laughter and excitement coming from children playing in the hilly and uneven grounds of the school.