You Have Already Buried Me
All day long, 90-year-old Egrance sits on a mat, on the dirt, in front of her one-room home in rural Uganda. Her many years have known much tragedy, and she speaks few words. She says that life has robbed her…
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Two Miracle Babies Named Emmanuel
“Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.” -C.S. Lewis Once, thousands of years later, in a small clinic in rural Uganda, a baby was born and named Emmanuel…“God with us.”…
#GivingTuesday: 500 Animal Challenge! Will You Give One?
“We have named our chickens ‘dream launchers.’ They have helped us launch our dream of educating our children. We never lack seeds for our garden and we are able to…boost nutrition in our home.” –Shafiq, chicken recipient Animals have the…
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 she separated from her abusive, alcoholic husband. Every night, he…
Beans: the path to balanced diets, new clothes, and school!
Sometimes Hope can be brought with something as small as a bean seed. “Our children need a balanced diet, but many times we cannot afford one. Now that we have beans, we shall be able to exchange some of our…
A Grandmother’s Love
Family EmpowermentElina lives in Buikwe, Uganda, a very poor community where Bright Hope partner church Faithful Wise Steward Ministries actively works to give hope for today, tomorrow, and eternity. Elina’s home sits among lush foliage with coffee trees, banana trees,…
An informal case study on Hope for Today, Tomorrow and Eternity
Bugubo, Uganda. Shadia is an ambitious 11-year-old financial manager. Sure, it may only be for her family now, but how many 6th grade financial planners do you know? It all started when her father received 10 chickens from Bright Hope’s…
An Orphan, 10 Chickens, and a Hopeful Future
Saida felt a stirring in her heart. A wife and mother of six, she had gone through an orphan and vulnerable children’s seminar with Bright Hope, and she felt God was moving in her spirit. Saida decided to step out…
A Fresh Perspective: A Love for Life
When Pastor Richard first approached John and Alice about a marriage workshop at their church, they were skeptical. Married at eighteen and nineteen, they had lived together for 26 years and had nine children. They had grown apart as each…
Launching Dreams in Central Uganda
Shafiq was on the verge of giving up. Living in central Uganda with 14 children to support plus his wife, he felt overwhelmed and wondered how he could possibly afford to feed his children and keep them in school. Their…