We met Vitalik back on a partner visit in 2009 to Kameshkevo Orphanage. Vitalik had only been at the orphanage...
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What Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Means for Ethiopia, Africa, and the World
By Tesfa Tsegaye
/ October 22, 2019
The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, the Ethiopian Prime Minister. Mr. Abiy was...
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When Mothers Connect, Differences Melt Away
By Anna Kerr
/ October 15, 2019
We all have emotions and parts of us that are stirred when we see the faces of underprivileged children from...
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Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | How Music is Unlocking the Potential of Children Living in Poverty: Interview with Londiwe Dlamini
By Anna Kerr
/ October 8, 2019
Do you remember the songs that have transformed your life? The songs that have met you on dark days and...
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How Escaping a Riot Led Me to Work at Children’s HopeChest
By Anna Kerr
/ October 1, 2019
In December of 2010, I had to evacuate a large city in the middle of riot. As we drove toward...
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“God, Why Have You Sent Me Here?”
By Sarah Dovin
/ September 24, 2019
Each year that I have returned it amazes me how the children remember me! How they hold onto the memories made over just six days a year. These children love the relationship that we are building, as do I!
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The Impact of Visiting an Orphanage for 16 Years
By Patti Smith
/ September 17, 2019
Our continued presence throughout their childhood and into adulthood affords us the opportunities to see the impact all of our visits have made over time.
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Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | Interview with Uganda’s Sponsorship and Communications Manager
By Anna Kerr
/ September 10, 2019
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.
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How Village Savings Empowered These 4 Women to be Entrepreneurs
By Anna Kerr
/ September 3, 2019
What if you wanted to take out a small business loan to start a venture so you could support your family, but the banks in your local community considered your financial status too risky? What if, even if you could get a loan, the interest rate was as high as 24%?
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Three Ways to Celebrate World Letter Writing Day!
By Anna Kerr
/ August 27, 2019
Perhaps it feels so special to receive a letter because sending intentional mail hits each of the five love languages. Someone spends quality time writing words of affirmation on something physical that you can touch and open like a gift.
And how much more exciting is receiving a letter when it is from a friend overseas?!
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The Mechanics of Hope: This school provides more than an education
By Anna Kerr
/ August 20, 2019
At many Children’s HopeChest CarePoints, schools are also more than just a place to receive an education. Each layer of support offered at CarePoints builds a foundation of stability. This is especially true in Guatemala at the My Special Treasure Educational Center (MSTEC), which is a Christian school dedicated to providing holistic support for children whose parents work in the local garbage dump.
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Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | Interview with Russia’s Country Director
By Anna Kerr
/ August 13, 2019
Today on our podcast we are honored to have the woman who has been with Children’s HopeChest...before it was Children’s...
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How Do You Feel About Change?
By Kathy Bingham
/ August 6, 2019
Prior to this trip we were told we’d be doing “something different.” We wouldn’t be making “Home Visits” but instead, we’d have something called “Community Time” with parents and guardians of the children at Tullo CarePoint. This was something new and totally foreign to us. To say we were disappointed is an understatement. Reasons had been explained, however, and we were all somewhat willing to “try something new.”
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A Motorcycle Group and an Orphanage in Russia: celebrating partnerships of all kinds!
By Ed Killins
/ July 30, 2019
“Only a life lived for others is worth living.” - Albert Einstein In Russia, many...
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Meet Dairyn, the Woman Leading Pueblo Modelo in Guatemala
By Samuel Montero
/ July 23, 2019
I would like to see people living with dignity. Living with the values of the Kingdom of God, with a lot of opportunities for all and to be a model for other communities. A leafy and stable tree that produces a lot of fruit, that gives many benefits to nature, that produces life and that is a symbol of hope and rest.
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These Peanuts Are Transforming Lives!
By Jenny Yucus
/ July 16, 2019
Creamy, chunky, sugar-free, and organic – I’ve tried it all. I’d have to say the peanut butter I now love...
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Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | Are You Helping or Harming While Visiting Another Culture?
By Anna Kerr
/ July 9, 2019
Why doesn’t HopeChest allow travelers to bring bags full of toys to hand out to children? Why are HopeChest trips called “partner visits” and not “mission trips?” Why do we ask travelers to never leave behind money for children or locals? Why don’t travelers build or complete short-term projects while they’re visiting?
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Meet the Man Who is Overseeing the “Model Villages” in Guatemala
By Samuel Montero
/ June 25, 2019
I love how theology and business are tied together in my day-to-day job and how God has prepared me to accomplish His will in places like Pueblo Modelo in Guatemala.
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This Man is Proving Formal Education is Not the Only Way Out of Poverty
By Anna Kerr
/ June 18, 2019
Access to receiving an education is an incredibly important aspect of breaking the cycle of poverty. However, what happens when a child or young adult has other skills or giftings that are stronger than their abilities in a classroom?
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Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | Interview with Grief and Trauma Counseling Trainer
By Anna Kerr
/ June 11, 2019
In this month’s podcast episode, JoE Lombard, Grief and Trauma Counseling Trainer, explains the intentionality behind the grief counseling programs that he designed and how he equips HopeChest staff to dive into their own pain so they can better heal the pain of children in their community. JoE has spent at least 20 years emotionally supporting youth across various cultures, equipping adults to walk through grief counseling with vulnerable children, and delivering grief counseling training for HopeChest staff in Uganda and Eswatini.
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