BOLD HOPE INC

MISSION TRIPS - IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, BOLD HOPE TOOK 655 TRIP PARTICIPANTS ON 48 MISSION TRIPS TO 7 COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT THE GOOD WORK THAT OUR PARTNERS FAITHFULLY CARRY OUT YEAR-ROUND. OUR TEAMS SERVED IN VARIOUS WAYS IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES BY DOING THINGS LIKE EVANGELIZING AMONG MUSLIMS AND HINDUS, CONTINUING WORK ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN A RURAL VILLAGE, HOSTING MEDICAL CLINICS, AND BUILDING A WELLHOUSE FOR A NEWLY INSTALLED WELL TO PROVIDE WATER ACCESS TO AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, HOME VISITS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND CHILDREN'S MINISTRY WERE MAINSTAYS IN TRIP PROGRAMMING.

FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMWE HAVE TRANSITIONED FROM A CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO A FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THIS TRANSITION TO A MORE HOLISTIC MINISTRY APPROACH WAS BORN OUT OF THE BELIEF THAT BEHIND EVERY CHILD IS A FAMILY, AND BEHIND THAT FAMILY IS A COMMUNITY. IN A BROADER VIEW, IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT BROKENNESS IN A COMMUNITY AND BROKENNESS IN A FAMILY AFFECTS THE MOST VULNERABLE PIECE OF ANY SOCIETY - THE CHILD. OUR FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXIST TO MEET DAILY NEEDS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNMET. THE MEANS THROUGH WHICH WE ACCOMPLISH THIS IS CHILD SPONSORSHIP. IN MANY COUNTRIES, FAMILIES ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR CHILDREN FINANCIALLY, WHICH IN TURN MAKES THEM SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEPARATION OR EXPLOITATION. OUR DESIRE IS TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER BY SUPPORTING IMPORTANT EFFORTS ALREADY BEING MADE IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES OR FACILITATING OUR OWN FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN SOME LOCATIONS. OUR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDE FAMILIES IN HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS WITH BASIC NECESSITIES INCLUDING ITEMS SUCH AS CLEAN WATER, FOOD, MEDICAL ATTENTION, SHELTER, CLOTHING, EDUCATION, PROTECTION, AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT.