Two thirds of the country of Mauritania, located in the Sahel region of West Africa, is classified as desert with many communities living in remote, off-the-grid regions. Starvation is a regular threat to areas compromised by poor distribution of rainfall. This results in high food and trade prices leaving already vulnerable families with a lack […]
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In 2013, SonSet Solutions designed a portable tripod to safely install hand pumps in water wells. This was used in partnership with a clean-water ministry called Design Outreach (DO) to install a water pump in Zolomondo, Malawi. Previously, many people in this village died because of unsafe water, which they had traveled up to 10
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Discover your mission. SonSet Solutions uses this phrase to summarize the purpose of our Discover program, a one-year service opportunity designed to help recent graduates explore ways of using their professional skills in a ministry context. This is an apt description of my personal experience going through Discover. When I graduated from college, I had
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Delivering SonSet® Radios in Ukraine Where would you turn for hope during a time of war and desperation? On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and there has been incredible suffering and despair for many. However, there is a glimmer of hope amidst the darkness. In March of 2022, SonSet Solutions asked a partner ministry, TWR,
Furaha1 was devastated. She was grieving because her baby was stillborn. This was the third time. Her husband had now had enough and kicked her out, not wanting to have anything more to do with her. The chaplain stopped by her bed and listened to her. He shared the good news of Jesus Christ, and Furaha
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Fred was a church altar boy with a bright future in Gulu, Uganda. But, when the head of his household died, it left him hopeless and full of frustration. Fred ended up joining street gangs, using drugs, and eventually becoming mentally ill. He walked around like a mad man on the streets of Gulu for
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Radio Voice of Hope (VOH) has a heart for the nation. They began their broadcasting ministry in the city of Bujumbura in 2008 at the request of the president of Burundi. The president asked Hope Africa University to start a radio station that would “play modern music, bring the gospel to his people, and help
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Kibuye Hope Hospital is located in the Republic of Burundi, a small and poor, landlocked country in Africa bordered by Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. With a population of close to 13 million and only about 1,300 doctors, medical care can be difficult to obtain, especially in the rural areas like Kibuye.
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Christmas 2022 Dear Friends, I am certain that these unusual times continue to be as challenging for you as they are for us. If it were not for the hope that we have in Christ Jesus, the news reports that we hear daily could divert our focus and steal away the joy of the Christmas
Navigating the terrain to the health clinic in Wafa Village was arduous. Jordan and his three national employees drove through rivers and hiked several miles before reaching the Wafa River. Five locals met them there lifting the 60-pound box of equipment as they carefully waded through waist-high water. It was another mile or more before
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