With a year’s time, a widow mourns the loss of her husband, gives birth to their fifth child, loses her middle son and is powerless when it comes to treating an illness that ultimately kills her oldest son. Miraculously, she and her children have found HOPE.
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.
In Kitale, Kenya—an area known as the country’s breadbasket—abundant maize fields stretch to the horizon. Yet hunger persists in nearby villages, where families walk miles asking for food. Missioner Kathy Flatoff joins the Daughters of Charity in their tireless work to feed the poorest of the poor through a small but vital nutrition program. Amid scarcity, rising costs, and heartbreaking choices, their ministry offers a glimpse of God’s presence among those who suffer most.
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.
Missioner Joe Loney relates how his wife and fellow missioner Filo Siles hears and responds to “the cry of the poor” among older adults in Bolivia—and learns that meeting one need often leads to another.
