Bringing Hope to the Far Stretches of Uganda

This past weekend I attend an event at The Barn in Barrington. The event was sponsored by the npo Bright Hope International which, is also located in Barrington. Bright Hope's mission is to bring hope to those who live on only a dollar each day - those who live in the extremest of poverty. More specifically they provide for the physical, economic and spiritual needs of people living at the lowest economic level through personal, empowering, holistic, local church partnerships.

One of Bright Hope's partnerships is with Eagle's Nest - a Christian education & relief endeavor which has sites in several regions of Uganda. Bright Hope brought in Pastor Butch, director of Eagle's Nest, and his wife to speak this weekend on their ongoing work. The video above is Part I of a two Part video series on the heartbreaking direction of many people in Uganda due to the destruction caused by the Lord's Resistance Army (militia) in the North as well as natural disasters, like floods, which have destroyed many people's crops.

I first learned about Bright Hope through my parents. My mom volunteers time at the organization and is continually excited to bring to my attention partnerships
of all kinds which Bright Hope is apart of. Fair trade is core to many of their global partnerships and, while they help indigenous euntrepreneurs distribute their goods more widely they also import some of the goods at their store, also located in Barrington. I encourage you to take a look at this video and also take a Saturday trip out to the Bright Hope store, stocking up on birthday or holiday gifts.