Meet 4 Youth Who Want to Become Future Healthcare Workers
Meet four youth who are studying hard and pursuing healthcare careers! We are inspired by their dreams of wanting to help others in their communities.
Category: Stories of Hope
Your Top 5 HopeChest Blogs of 2020!
We publish 52 stories of hope and transformation a year! That’s a lot of stories. In case you missed last year’s most popular blogs, we have compiled them all in one place for you. Please enjoy our curated list of top five HopeChest blogs of 2020!
Reinvesting In the Future We All Want to Live In
As we wrap up this year, Ken Sparks, President and CEO of Children’s HopeChest, reflects on how many of 2020’s challenges became opportunities. Despite the events of this year, so much was accomplished and deserves to be celebrated!
Restoring Hope For a Mother After an LRA Attack
How do you find hope again after the sudden death of your spouse? This is a question that many people in the Teso region of Uganda faced after attacks from the Lord’s Resistance Army in the early 2000s. Today, we are highlighting the remarkable story of Christine*, a mother who experienced deep loss in her family and community.
Rethinking Traditional Child Sponsorship is Teaching Children Their Voice and Choice Matters
Earlier this year, Children’s HopeChest expanded the Friendship Model, which empowers children to choose their own sponsor. Today we are hearing from Carolina Cardona, HopeChest Guatemala’s Country Director, about the excitement she feels toward seeing children’s faces light up with joy when they get to choose their own HopeChest Friend.
“From Grass to Grace:” A single mom’s story of entrepreneurial transformation
Meet Resta, a determined and hard-working single mom in Uganda who has an entrepreneurial spirit. Hear how her local CarePoint came alongside her and provided unique opportunities for her to express her talents and work hard for her family.
Receiving Sponsorship Support as a Child Empowered Me to Empower Others
In today’s blog, Atkelt shares his personal story of receiving support as a child to working at Children’s HopeChest, where he now impacts thousands of children through his work. He reflects on the close friends who came alongside him when he was young and wrote him encouraging letters and supported him in his studies. Atkelt’s story is a powerful testimony of relationships that make an impact.
Celebrating Families (and a Minion) Returning to Russia CarePoints After Quarantine!
It’s been a long six months of quarantine for families in Russia. After such a long time of not being able to see the Young Mothers Program participants in-person, Vladimir CarePoint threw a wonderful party to celebrate!
How a CarePoint in Ethiopia Helped This Young Woman Break From the Cycle of Poverty
Here at Children’s HopeChest, we frequently use terms like “cycle of poverty” and “holistic development.” In today’s blog, we are sharing more of what those words mean and how they manifest in the stories of children who attend HopeChest CarePoints.
How Are Children Around the World Spending Their Time in Quarantine?
Many of the innovative and ambitious children who attend Children’s HopeChest CarePoints have not been taking this season for granted. Learn how children from around the world are spending their time in quarantine and seeing the time they have as opportunities.
