Gramma Ida
Do you want to go to Uganda? I had just started my third month at Bright Hope as Operations Manager when I was asked that question. And there was no question in my mind that I wanted to go. The trip…
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Lessons from the COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda
I have always been a lover of the outdoors and of my neighborhood but, because of my busy schedule, I have only been able to get to know a few people around my community. On Sundays, my family usually takes…
Marriage Training and Pigs = Family Empowerment in Uganda
Moses, a farmer in Uganda, hoped to get married in his twenties like many of his friends. “But it never happened,” Moses reminisces. Soon, members of a Bright Hope partner church befriended Moses. Even though he was still a bachelor, they…
From the Shadows to the Pulpit
I grew up in a poor village with no electricity. We scrounged for whatever food we could find. We had no bathrooms and showered behind bushes. My parents couldn’t afford school fees so at the beginning of each term, they…
COVID-19 lockdowns hit the extreme poor in Uganda hard!
Our brothers and sisters in Uganda are struggling. COVID-19 cases have remained fairly low (98 cases as of May 6th). But the government’s restrictions on activities (which have just been extended for another 2 weeks) haven taken a toll on…
Mama Kits Aid in Improved Maternal Healthcare in Uganda
Excited. Scared. Penniless. Fearing expenses, yet cherishing the little life growing within in, Desire felt so many emotions when she found out she and Charles were pregnant. At just 20 years old, living in rural Uganda, her fears echo that…
Raining Hope in Uganda
Last week in Uganda, some things started to take a turn for the better! The crop-devastating locusts have left. An extended drought has given way to rain. This week, all of our partner churches received funds to purchase soap, which…
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. Please read and be comforted by the truth and peace…
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 order his angels to protect you wherever you go.” Psalms…
From Strain to Fame: How 5 Chickens Changed 1 Grandma’s Life
Harriet faced a lot of resistance from her non-believing husband when she first joined the grandmothers’ club at Namasujju Community Church in Uganda. Her husband was constantly angry at her for attending the church, and he made it well known…