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Who Is Just Hope International?

Who is Just Hope International? from Just Hope International on Vimeo. This two-minute video provides a brief introduction of Just Hope’s efforts to empower people to provide for themselves.

Drilling delayed, life happens

In Africa, it is said that “water is life.” So you can imagine our excitement on this recent trip to Sierra Leone knowing our A1 objective was to get boreholes (water wells) drilled on our property. I’m lucky to live in a country where access to clean water is not something I have to think… continue reading

Meet Ben Turner, new president of Just Hope International

The opportunity for full-time service to the poorest of the poor in the world is humbling. I am excited to be a part of an organization whose approach to this avenue of service is one of empowering people rather than creating dependence. At times in the past, I have questioned the true impact on those… continue reading

A brief progress report from Sierra Leone

The most recent news on the project in Bauya is very exciting! Sixty percent of the land has been bushed; 20 percent has been stumped; the access road reaches about halfway across the land, and the warehouse has already been framed. We are moving forward!

Hydraform machine arrives in Bauya

The latest news on the project in Bauya this month is that the Hydraform has made it safely from Durbin, South Africa, to the village! After a three-month lesson in patience, the brick-making machine was transported from Freetown to Bauya. This machine means more to us than the ability to make bricks. It marks the… continue reading

Digging Wells in Malawi

Over the course of two years between 2007 and 2009, Just Hope dug nine wells in remote villages in Malawi, where clean water was a scarce resource. Our final work in Malawi was installing a solar powered pumping system to one of those wells, making it possible for people to grow food during Malawi’s dry… continue reading

Brentwood UMC pays it forward!

I so excited to report that members Amanda and Travis Garner, from the Brentwood United Methodist Church, took part in a “pay it forward” effort that has succeeded in raising enough funds to drill a well in Sierra Leone, West Africa! I have copied their latest blog entry below: Pride, Humility, and $5000 Today marks… continue reading

Last journal entry from Sierra Leone

Dear Friends, This will be my last journal entry from Sierra Leone. Our team leaves tomorrow, Sunday, and will get back in the U.S. on Monday. The words are not coming easily as I think about this trip. The need is overwhelming. We know the story. This country is certainly one of the poorest in… continue reading