Celebrating Colorado Gives Day from Our Barn Headquarters!
From inside this bright red building at the base of the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado headquarter team of 21 people work to connect communities in North America, with communities overseas that have a high population of orphaned and impoverished children — ultimately impacting over 34,000 individuals worldwide.
Five “Thank You’s” from Around the World!
Thanksgiving is in two days and we want to share what we are most thankful for… YOU! It is compassionate and generous people like you who make HopeChest’s stories of transformation possible. You have joined us in advocating for those who need hope most, and your impact is felt around the world. The …
Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | Interview with Masha on 21 Years of Empowering Orphaned Youth in Russia
In 1996, the trajectory of Masha Bodrova’s life changed forever. As a young girl, when other children were playing outside, Masha was practicing playing the piano for hours on end. Her pursuit of excellence and her remarkable talent led her to achieve a master’s and doctoral degree in concert piano. While traveling the world to …
CarePoints are Teaching Us How to Be Good Neighbors
Nuevo Reto (New Challenge) CarePoint is a ministry of hope for children who have experienced some sort of trauma, abuse, or other difficult situations in their childhood. These children also lack spiritual, moral, and economic support from their families. The ministry serves children to 22-year-olds, and provides a safe place where children have resources to …
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When Mothers Connect, Differences Melt Away
We all have emotions and parts of us that are stirred when we see the faces of underprivileged children from majority world countries. Actually laying eyes on something or someone tends to make it more real. These children’s faces are often dirty or streaked with tears, clothes tattered and worn. They’re usually barefoot. This all …
Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | How Music is Unlocking the Potential of Children Living in Poverty: Interview with Londiwe Dlamini
Do you remember the songs that have transformed your life? The songs that have met you on dark days and carried you to brighter seasons? Music’s power to heal and encourage is universal, but today Londiwe Dlamini is sharing stories of music empowering youth in Eswatini. Londiwe is the Music Ministry Leader and spends her …
How Escaping a Riot Led Me to Work at Children’s HopeChest
In December of 2010, I had to evacuate a large city in the middle of riot. As we drove toward a border country, we evaded bullets, machetes, barricades of flaming tires, and burning trash. Our car got trapped in the middle of a rusted metal bridge with mobs of people coming from behind and in …
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Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | Interview with Uganda’s Sponsorship and Communications Manager
Meeting Simon Okello is a breath of fresh air. He is loved by children at all of our Uganda CarePoints for his lightheartedness, compassion, advocacy, and many many jokes. He has been working with Children’s HopeChest for over seven years and is Uganda’s Sponsorship and Communications Manager. In this position Simon gets to know the most vulnerable children in Uganda’s CarePoint communities and manages the processes of children joining and exiting the sponsorship program.
