Stories of three Ugandans who were struggling to find hope, but after attending the Uganda Leadership Development Program are now leading their communities with strength, grit, and compassion.
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What Happens When Children Choose Their Sponsors?
By Anna Kerr
/ March 17, 2020
During the Ceiba Blanca Launch in Guatemala, one boy named Romeo had an especially impactful experience choosing his HopeChest Friend. Read about how a devastating event in 2019 influenced who he chose to be his Friend.
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A Day in the Life of 3 Uganda CarePoint Project Coordinators | Part One
By Anna Kerr
/ March 10, 2020
Combined, Ezra, Stella, and Philip have 15 years of experience leading communities in Uganda. In this month's podcast episode, these remarkable CarePoint Project Coordinators share what their daily work is like at the CarePoint; the encouragement that keeps them going when they face opposition and difficulties; and how they are seeing their communities change before their eyes.
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This Woman is Liberating Women and Families from Domestic Violence in Ethiopia
By Anna Kerr
/ March 8, 2020
Happy International Women’s Day! This year we are highlighting Ayni, who leads I Care for the Nation CarePoint in Ethiopia. Ayni has fiercely followed the calling that God placed on her heart to liberate women and families from domestic violence, despite facing incredible amounts of opposition.
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How Ministering in Ethiopia’s Red Light District Led Me to Work at Children’s HopeChest
By Wil Crooks
/ February 25, 2020
Wil, Vice President of Strategic Development, shares his personal narrative of how an experience in Ethiopia’s red light district ignited a passion for connecting individuals to defending the cause of vulnerable children.
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Meet Eswatini’s New Country Director, Bheki Motsa!
By Anna Kerr
/ February 18, 2020
He may be Eswatini's new Country Director, but he he's not new to HopeChest's mission. Meet Bheki Motsa, and hear about his 13-year story from translator to Country Director!
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Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | Interview with Samuel Montero, Program Manager in Guatemala
By Anna Kerr
/ February 11, 2020
In this month's episode, Sam (Program Manager in Guatemala) shares how a focus on restoring dignity to children, their families, and their entire communities will transform Guatemala.
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Where Did HopeChest’s Friendship Model Come From?
By Anna Kerr
/ February 4, 2020
Good things can come from challenging conversations. Today, we are sharing how one particularly difficult conversation led to HopeChest’s reworking of the traditional child sponsorship model.
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What We’ve Learned and Where We’re Going | 25th Anniversary Episode
By Anna Kerr
/ January 28, 2020
In this month’s episode of “Build Relationships. Break Poverty.” we’re sharing a conversation between Chairperson of the Board, Sally Townsend, and CEO and President, Ken Sparks. Together, they reflect on what we’ve learned over 25 years of fighting the cycle of poverty around the globe, and where we are headed in the future.
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Breaking the Mold of Traditional Child Sponsorship. Introducing, the Friendship Model!
By Ken Sparks
/ January 22, 2020
In September of 2018, a simple question by Serghei Mihailov, our Country Director in Moldova, turned this 65-year old idea and the entire HopeChest world upside down.
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Your Top 5 HopeChest Blogs of 2019!
By Anna Kerr
/ January 7, 2020
Every Tuesday we publish a new blog post on our website. That's 52 stories of hope and transformation a year! Check out five of last year's best blogs.
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We Asked 5 Partnership Leaders to Tell Us About Transformation in Their Communities
By Anna Kerr
/ December 31, 2019
We asked five of these HPLs to share, in their own words, how they have seen transformation in both their home community, and the CarePoint community that they partner with.
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This Mother’s Dreams are Fueled by…Eggs!
By Anna Kerr
/ December 23, 2019
In a community where most children have to work in fields so their family can get by, Maria has bigger dreams for her children.
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Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | Six Quick (But Powerful) Stories of Transformation
By Anna Kerr
/ December 17, 2019
We use the word "transformation" a lot here at HopeChest. In this episode, we unpack what that word means, and how HopeChest staff see transformation in their work.
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Celebrating Colorado Gives Day from Our Barn Headquarters!
By Anna Kerr
/ December 10, 2019
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.
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A Personal Message from HopeChest CEO on the Past 25 Years of Community Transformation
By Ken Sparks
/ December 3, 2019
Imagine that it is late 1993, you are working for International Bible Society, and you have been dispatched to Russia...
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Five “Thank You’s” from Around the World!
By Anna Kerr
/ November 26, 2019
Thanksgiving is in two days and we want to share what we are most thankful for… YOU! It...
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The One: A reflection on Christ’s love for each of us
By Chris Anderson
/ November 19, 2019
The homemade PVC-framed curtains are up. The pharmacy is readily staffed. We are flush with physical therapists wielding braces and...
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Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | Interview with Masha on 21 Years of Empowering Orphaned Youth in Russia
By Anna Kerr
/ November 12, 2019
In 1996, the trajectory of Masha Bodrova's life changed forever. As a young girl, when other children were playing outside,...
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CarePoints are Teaching Us How to Be Good Neighbors
By Anna Kerr
/ November 5, 2019
Nuevo Reto (New Challenge) CarePoint is a ministry of hope for children who have experienced some sort of trauma, abuse,...
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