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March 7, 2018
God has been moving in powerful ways and providing for Hope Village. In this post, we cover Hope Village receiving a new truck, new roof and generator and work on the guest house. Also, a team from South Dakota will be visiting Hope Village soon!
September 26, 2016
We are seeking nine $5,000 donors to help us purchase a new “truck” for Hope Village. Presently, we have raised $15,000 and have another $10,000 in pledges which brings us to $25K out of the $45K needed. We hope you will help. The truck is a rugged Toyota Hilux that will be purchased […]
June 16, 2016
On Saturday, May 28th, 2016, roughly 90 men, women, and children gathered together at Rapid City’s Old Storybook Island for our first ever Bridges of Hope 5K Run/Walk. It was a beautiful morning, a great turn out and such an amazing spirit among all the participants and volunteers. All our board members […]
March 6, 2016
Some people just gotta run, other are just fine walking! Plans are being made to satisfy both this spring at our first BRIDGES OF HOPE 5K RUN/WALK on May 28th at 9am starting at Old Storybook Island in Rapid City. See here for more information and to register. If you or your company would […]
March 6, 2016
A “sweet” opportunity for those who support Bridges of Hope is on the horizon. On March 19th from 5 to 6PM, our annual Dessert Lover’s (Silent) Auction will be held in the fellowship hall of Trinity Lutheran Church – 402 Kansas City Street – Downtown Rapid City. Trinity has hosted this event […]
February 6, 2016
In our winter 2015 newsletter, we reported on the need for a generator for the school and we promptly received a check in the mail from one of our generous readers! We also received funding to hire a “helper” for our farm manager. Farming, especially cash crops, such as palm oil and […]
January 6, 2016
Thanks to those who contributed to December’s Bridges of Hope Christmas Blessing effort. Over $3,500 was raised which allowed us to send a gift of $50 to each of the teachers and staff at Hope International Christian Academy at Hope Village. Extra funds were also sent to purchase food items with which […]
December 31, 2015
While our organization is small, Bridges of Hope is doing big things for the children of Hope Village through our support of a school and an orphanage there. As a board of directors, we trust God to bring us the funds necessary to care for children, pay teachers, maintain buildings and to […]
December 15, 2015
Despite the Ebola Virus attack we experienced during the last school year in Liberia, we managed to carry out tutorial classes for students and those who did well and were promoted. During that abbreviated academic year 2014-2015, we enrolled 257 students, 133 male and 124 female. We were encouraged by the number […]
December 7, 2015
Materials to begin processing rubber from the trees planted almost 7 years ago have been purchased and the rubber harvest will begin in January. Last planting year, 1,500 cacao seedlings of good quality from the Ivory Coast were acquired. It is hoped that in three years’ time, we will have a cacao […]
December 6, 2015
Members of the Hope Village community expressed special thanks to the many donors to Bridges of Hope for the funds recently committed to the construction of new homes this year. Two buildings, one – a duplex of four rooms with two bath rooms including adjoining porches and a second building, and a […]
March 14, 2015
Reverend Victor Padmore, founder of Hope Village along with his wife Marie, are happy to report that Hope Village was spared from the Ebola crisis. As the crisis developed last summer, the Liberian Government decided not to implement the school year as a means of avoiding the spread of the disease. Additionally, […]
March 6, 2015
Hope International Christian Academy (HICA), our Hope Village school, resumed classes on Monday, February 23rd. Liberian schools were originally slated to begin their delayed school year on February 2nd but government leaders postponed the opening in order to give schools, many of which do not have running water, time to set up […]
March 5, 2015
Bridges of Hope, Inc. received in excess of $38,000 in 2014 of which approximately $28,000 went to support teacher’s salaries & rice purchases. Almost $5,000 went for repairs and up-keep to the existing Hope Village structures along with $500 to overhaul an aging truck’s engine. Almost $3,000 was set aside for anticipated […]