After heavy rains worsened the condition of a fragile mud house in Mombasa, a widow and her children found themselves facing the loss of their home. With support from the HOPE Project, what began as collapse became a fresh beginning on solid ground.
When tragedy left Lucy a widow with three children, no income, and eventually homeless, hope seemed out of reach. But through the compassionate outreach of missioner Rich Tarro and the HOPE Project, her family found support—food, school fees, and most of all, dignity. Rich shares how mission is less about solving the world’s problems and more about meeting Jesus in others and bringing light to those walking in darkness.
When a mother of six lost her husband and her children’s future, grace showed up in the form of schooling, solar light, and the simple joy of a bed. Maryknoll lay missioner Rich Tarro shares the story of Mwanahamisi, whose resilience and faith shines through hardship, and whose children are now dreaming again.
As the Catholic Church celebrates the Jubilee Year of Hope, the HOPE Project embodies its spirit—transforming the lives of orphans and vulnerable children through education, care, and opportunity.
“Divinity is always where one least expects to find it,” wrote Fulton Sheen. And so it is for missioner Rich Tarro in his ministry work in Kenya, where he discovers Christ again and again in the children, women, and men that HOPE project serves.
Missioner Rich Tarro and the HOPE Project help provide students and their families in Kenya with adequate shelter as well as beds and mattresses.
How the HOPE Project is helping struggling families in Mombasa
Rich Tarro recounts the obstacles and struggles for one Kenyan family — and how HOPE Project is helping.
In an effort to improve the lives of students and their families, HOPE Project has begun to help repair and rebuild homes.
A HOPE Project student overcomes many obstacles in her pursuit of starting a tailoring business.
Rich Tarro shares the extraordinary hardships faced by a Kenyan family — and how the HOPE Project is helping.
