Twenty-five years ago we first set foot on the land that is now the Kenya Hope Center. On that crucial day, it was quite a sight. Bodies from a cholera outbreak in the adjacent slum had been piled high on the property, awaiting removal by city workers. We were told that the land had a local nickname: Hell’s Hole. But as we looked at the site we saw something entirely and dramatically different. Surveying the dire surroundings we envisioned a place of rescue and transformation—a Hope Center. It would take years of diligent work and significant investment, but today no one would ever imagine that the grounds of the Kenya Hope Center were once known by such a devilish name. Where there was darkness there is now light; where there was death there is now life. It is evident in the thousands who have been touched by ministry in this special place that is now home to Hope Church, led by Pastor Brian King, and to the hundreds of boys and girls at Hope Academy. The Kenya Hope Center, overlooking one of Africa’s largest slums, is a steady beacon of spiritual light.Rescuing Children and Transforming Their Lives
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Over 100 years ago a hostel and school was established by missionaries at the current location of the Hope Center in India. The mission back then was to train and equip children. Over the course of many years the facilities became more and more run down and funding and funding eventually dried up. In late 2014, after the loss of a little boy named Mason who had a heart for the children of India, Hope Partners felt led to explore the possibilities of establishing a home and school for orphan children.
After much prayer and multiple visits it was clear to both Hope Partners and the Church of North India (a large Christian denomination) that God was opening the door for a partnership with the focus of rescuing children and transforming their lives. In 2016, Hope Partners International and the Church of North India partnered on this initiative and began renovating the 7-acre compound and making it into a Hope Center, a place of rescue and transformation.
The school, called Hope Academy, currently educates more than 175 students and endeavors to equip them for lives of effective service. What was once the hostel is now a home for children called Mason’s Place. It is home today to 121 precious girls.Although the work is difficult and the challenges are many, we are seeing God do amazing things in the children’s lives. The Hope Center has become a beacon of spiritual light in a dark and difficult area.
One of the most exciting ways to partner with the work at Mason’s Place is through sponsoring a child. For $79 a month you are able to cover all the educational expenses plus food, clothing, housing and medical care. As a sponsor you also have the great opportunity to be encouraged by monthly updates from your child and you will have the ability to send a message of encouragement and love. This is a great way for a family to connect and care for a child in desperate need.Please prayerfully consider partnering with us at Mason’s Place and Hope Academy as we seek to rescue and transform the lives of abandoned, abused and marginalized children.
Over 100 years ago a hostel and school was established by missionaries at the current location of the Hope Center in India. The mission back then was to train and equip children. Over the course of many years the facilities became more and more run down and funding and funding eventually dried up. In late 2014, after the loss of a little boy named Mason who had a heart for the children of India, Hope Partners felt led to explore the possibilities of establishing a home and school for orphan children.
After much prayer and multiple visits it was clear to both Hope Partners and the Church of North India (a large Christian denomination) that God was opening the door for a partnership with the focus of rescuing children and transforming their lives. In 2016, Hope Partners International and the Church of North India partnered on this initiative and began renovating the 7-acre compound and making it into a Hope Center, a place of rescue and transformation.
The school, called Hope Academy, currently educates more than 175 students and endeavors to equip them for lives of effective service. What was once the hostel is now a home for children called Mason’s Place. It is home today to 121 precious girls.Although the work is difficult and the challenges are many, we are seeing God do amazing things in the children’s lives. The Hope Center has become a beacon of spiritual light in a dark and difficult area.
One of the most exciting ways to partner with the work at Mason’s Place is through sponsoring a child. For $79 a month you are able to cover all the educational expenses plus food, clothing, housing and medical care. As a sponsor you also have the great opportunity to be encouraged by monthly updates from your child and you will have the ability to send a message of encouragement and love. This is a great way for a family to connect and care for a child in desperate need.Please prayerfully consider partnering with us at Mason’s Place and Hope Academy as we seek to rescue and transform the lives of abandoned, abused and marginalized children.
Sponsorship provides needy children with a place to live, a place to learn, and opportunities to grow. For many of our children, like the kids at Mason’s Place, a place to live means a full-time home. We provide everything for them—a comfortable bed, nutritious food, decent clothes and shoes, physical care, and purposeful activities.
For others, like the children who come daily to the Hope Center in Costa Rica, a place to live means a safe haven, away from the constant danger of the slums. But we also feed these children, and for most of them it’s their only meal of the day.
A place to learn describes the educational component—which looks different in different places. In some, like the Hope Centers in India and Kenya, it is a traditional school with a traditional structure. But at the Hope Center in Costa Rica, the emphasis is on teaching special skills and cultivating creative minds through a wide variety of classes.
Opportunities to grow happen at every Hope Center as the children we have rescued and cared for experience life in a totally new way. These precious girls and boys, many of whom had been abandoned and some who were literally thrown on the garbage heap, come alive as they encounter Christ and His love. By His grace they truly become new creations in Christ and shining examples of His transforming power.
Hope Partners’ approach to child sponsorship is purposeful and strategic.
First of all, we don’t “subcontract” with other organizations in providing for needy children. We have direct, daily contact with the girls and boys in our care. We know them, we love them and we do everything in our power to make their lives better and more meaningful.
Also, in the countries where we serve we use the term scholarship, not sponsorship. One reason is because education is always central to what we provide. Another reason is that we’ve learned by experience that scholarships are understood and appreciated in these nations, but sponsorships are often viewed with suspicion. We choose to use the terminology that works best and facilitates the best work.
Here in the U.S. we still call this a “child sponsorship program” — but as a sponsor you are actually providing a scholarship. And because the needs vary from country to country and place to place, we have streamlined the program to two levels of support: The Edify Level and The Amplify Level.
Whichever level you choose, you can be sure that your generosity will make a lasting difference in a child’s life—a difference that only eternity can measure..
An Edify scholarship covers all the educational expenses and some other basic needs for a deserving child.
For only $39 per month you can provide a needy child with an Edify scholarship.
An Amplify scholarship covers all the educational expenses plus food, clothing, shoes, housing and medical care. Think of it as a “full-ride” scholarship.
For $79 per month you can provide all the blessings and benefits of an Amplify scholarship.
Although Hope Partners believes we are called to do much more than just fill a belly, filling a belly is still very important and for many that we serve, it is a genuine need.
In Kenya, the 550 children at Hope Academy receive breakfast and lunch at school every weekday. For most of the children, it ensures that they have the balanced nutrition they don’t receive at home.
For just $17 you can provide a month of meals for a hungry child in the slums of Nairobi. If you are able to do more, that would be great, but please consider at least giving $17 per month to relieve hunger for a child and show the love of Christ in a very tangible way.
