Receiving an education is one of the most effective ways individuals and communities can escape poverty. Most people who live...
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Showcasing HopeChest Travel
By Anna Kerr
/ April 12, 2022
With the world slowly recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, international travel has been able to return as well. Travel and...
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Celebrating Women Around the World
By Anna Kerr
/ March 29, 2022
As Women’s History Month is coming to a close, we’re celebrating the amazing women around the world in the countries...
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Introducing the Partner Stories Series!
By Anna Kerr
/ March 15, 2022
We are so excited to be sharing a brand new series on our podcast, “Build Relationships, Break Poverty” featuring our...
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The Infrastructure Paradox
By Anna Kerr
/ March 1, 2022
Infrastructure is a great resource that is often taken for granted in developed nations. Roads, water systems, a postal service,...
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How to do Effective International Short-Term Mission Trips
By Childrens HopeChest
/ February 28, 2022
Why Mission Trips Should Be Part of Your Church Missions StrategyChristians are called to the Great Commission, the command to “go...
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The Importance of Animal Husbandry
By Anna Kerr
/ February 15, 2022
Animal husbandry is one of the most effective tools in the fight against global poverty. One of the most dire...
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Looking Ahead in Ethiopia
By Childrens HopeChest
/ January 25, 2022
When a mission’s focus is primarily on long-term transformation, it means seeing the results of that transformation take time. After...
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One HPL’s Amazing Story of Transformation
By Childrens HopeChest
/ January 11, 2022
Ron Clover is the HopeChest Partnership Leader at the Hope Reformed Church in Grand Haven, Michigan. He wrote the following...
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Last Chance to Make a Difference in 2021
By Ken Sparks
/ December 28, 2021
Friends, it’s truly been another extraordinary year. The impact that Children’s HopeChest is able to have on the lives and...
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What Does it Mean to Flourish?
By Anna Kerr
/ December 14, 2021
Children’s HopeChest wants to empower impoverished people to flourish in their own ways. First Corinthians 12:4-6 says, “Now there are...
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What is Giving Tuesday?
By Anna Kerr
/ November 30, 2021
“It’s a simple idea: whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue...
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You Asked, Guatemala’s Country Director Answered
By Anna Kerr
/ November 9, 2021
We asked you, our thoughtful and curious community, what questions you had for Children’s HopeChest Guatemala Country Director, Carolina Cardona. You asked, and Carolina answered!
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Pushing Back Against Child Marriage
By Anna Kerr
/ October 26, 2021
Child marriage, marriage that takes place before the age of 18, creates vast vulnerabilities in young girls all over the...
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5 Essential Ministries Every Church Needs
By Childrens HopeChest
/ October 18, 2021
As churches take different shapes- from rural country churches, to vibrant urban churches, to suburban megachurches- their ministries can be...
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The Importance of Mental Health in Community Transformation
By Anna Kerr
/ October 12, 2021
This article was written in collaboration with Tom Jennings. _ We all want to be healthy – in mind, soul,...
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How To Start An Outreach Ministry at Your Church
By Childrens HopeChest
/ October 11, 2021
This article was written in collaboration with Reach The Lost.Are you looking for a way to serve your community locally...
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How Does HopeChest Support Education Around The World?
By Anna Kerr
/ September 28, 2021
This article was written in collaboration with Tom Jennings. _ Education is critically important in the lives of young, developing...
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You Asked, Ethiopia’s Country Director Answered
By Anna Kerr
/ September 14, 2021
We asked you, our thoughtful and curious community, what questions you had for Children’s HopeChest Uganda Country Director, Joseph Elotu. You asked, and Joseph answered!
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Building Capital, Building Lives
By Anna Kerr
/ September 7, 2021
Part of building a healthy community is nurturing its economy in the long-term. That's the goal of a Village Savings...
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