HOW ONE CHURCH IS BREWING HOPE (AND HOW YOUR CHURCH CAN TOO!)

“It’s the Gospel in action.”  This three-year project is packed with passion!  Expedition Church, led Pastor Donovan Christian, are passionate about sharing God’s love in practical ways. That’s why they’ve partnered with a community in Guatemala who are passionate about coffee-growing!  Called ‘Pulpa y Pasion’ (Pulp and Passion), the project is empowering 25 coffee-growing families with training and resources to help them develop their own thriving coffee […]

YOUR GOATS MAKE LIFE-CHANGING GIFTS!

1,000 families in Ethiopia are so grateful for your goats. See their messages of thanks to you right now! You can see in the video how excited families in Ethiopia are to receive your gift of goats. That’s because they provide milk and meat for growing bodies, fertilizer for thriving crops, and baby goats to sell for income. Plus, […]

From Hunger to Hope with the Gift of a Goat

Stephen is a loving father who toiled from dawn to dark farming his small plot in Uganda. But despite all his hard work, he battled to grow enough food for his family.  Stephen and his wife Kayanga knew they needed to try something new to earn more income, but they didn’t have the knowledge or the resources.   “The situation was […]

I escaped child marriage when I was 14

Umme lives in a community in Bangladesh where families face overwhelming challenges. Her father died when she was little, and her mom worked hard to provide for her family, but it was never enough. By the time Umme was 14, her mom was struggling badly to pay school fees and feed her children. Hoping to give her daughter a better life, she began planning […]

Tahara is fighting for her daughter’s future

Tahara was forced to marry when she was just 14. She’s determined to help her daughter Mahiya stay in school and pursue her dreams: “I want to become a doctor,” says Mahiya. “I want to serve poor people.” But Mahiya is in danger. In her community in Bangladesh, at just 11-years-old, Mahiya is old enough to be married. Her mother Tahara is desperate to make sure Mahiya doesn’t suffer the pain she lived […]

Muhammad is leading change to end child marriage

“Before, we thought the earlier we married girls off, the better it was. Now, it’s the complete opposite,” says Muhammad, a community leader. In rural communities in Bangladesh, girls as young as 10 are at risk of child marriage. In Muhammad’s community, pulling girls out of school and marrying them off so young was considered normal. But when he attended community workshops on the dangers […]

Stories of 3 moms

Meet 3 moms who started life-changing businesses thanks to a hand up from friends like you!    MARIA runs her own tortilla business, but not too long ago she wasn’t even allowed to attend local meetings in her community in Guatemala.   “Women didn’t go out. We weren’t given permission,” she says.  Everything changed when supporters like you helped start a local women’s savings group.   “The group helped us emotionally,” Maria says. “And it’s more than saving money. […]

Rosa’s story

Look what happens when you empower a mom like Rosa! Rosa dreamed of being able to provide for her children and lift her family out of poverty in Guatemala.   “I longed to have my own business,” Rosa says. “But I didn’t have the resources to start one.”  Then someone extraordinarily kind like you gave her a hand up.  […]

See how friends like you are make room for joy, love, and meaning this Christmas: 3 stories to inspire you!

What do a small group in Albuquerque, three girls in Alabama, and a mom in Wisconsin have in common? They’re making room for joy, love, and meaning that will last far beyond the season. We hope their stories inspire you to give together, get your kids involved, and honor your loved ones with gifts that let God’s love overflow. 1. Making room for […]

Gifts that strengthen families and help kids grow, learn, and thrive

Your gifts of love from our Gift Catalog are sowing practical seeds of help and hope in homes like Adela’s.  Adela and her husband Mariano live in rural Bolivia with their two children, 7-year-old Jhony and 12-year-old Fidelia. Before your love reached their community, life was hard. Their small farm couldn’t always provide enough to eat, and Adela felt helpless when her children […]