In the past, there hasn’t been a way for individuals who have a heart for vulnerable children to get involved with the work HopeChest is doing outside of sponsorship or a community partnership. But today that changes.

I was overcome with emotion seeing his adorable face, as he was no longer just a picture on our refrigerator.

What I’m realizing is this: no way is right; no culture is ideal. We’re all broken, we all just have a little harder time seeing our own brokenness.

In a land with 40% unemployment and omnipresent illness and death, these Shepherds are walking monuments, beacons of hope to thousands of children.

Colegio de Israel is an amazing school spreading the love for education and Jesus throughout Tecpan, Guatemala. Our church, 1910 Church, in Boerne, Texas, is privileged to partner with them in making this possible for any child regardless of economic status.

I may be a little biased towards Children’s HopeChest in Uganda, but these people get the message and purpose of Children's HopeChest. They're not simply maintaining the HopeChest model, they're going above and beyond to develop and create new sustainable programs that will make an impact in these communities for a lifetime.

The giant smiles and enthusiastic embraces signified so much more than people happy to see one another; it was evidence of the power of relationship, investments of the heart made over the last several years.

The story she shared with us was no light matter; we were all in tears. Abneezer’s mother and sister are ill, and they cannot afford the necessary medical care, nor is there easy access to it.

Hope is why we, as God's people, serve. It's why we, at Children's HopeChest, go. Not to meet physical needs and leave, never to return again. We go to build relationship.

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.