It was the smile in their eyes contrasted with the extreme conditions where they sat crouched, gripping babies. I was drawn to want to know the story of women in Ethiopia who make painful and difficult decisions about survival every day.
Point Community Church and the people of Kaberamadio, Uganda have become a family. A family brought together because of His love, sharing in His provision and finding belonging, beauty, and hope in His promise.
I’ve sponsored the same child through Children’s HopeChest for almost seven years. He’ll be a grown man in a few more. Literally, I have watched him grow up through pictures from the other side of the world.
By God’s grace, 2015 was an exciting year for HopeChest. There have been so many stories of impact, transformation and restoration of dignity and hope.
Relationship. At our core, this is what HopeChest is about. We exist to restore hope and human dignity to the most vulnerable people living in some of the most challenging places in the world, through highly-relational, Community-to-Community partnerships.
The change in lives from traveling and sponsoring is always something so beautiful to me. I see people’s hearts open up as they become connected to their sponsored child in a unique way that I believe only God can orchestrate.
I hope for all the students to not only gain an incredible education but that they come to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. That they grow in Him all their days.