Eder and his daughter Sofia The last two years, we've had the privilege of having a student from one of our sites serve as the photographer at our fundraising events. Eder lives in North Richland Hills with his daugher and is a student at Cross Church North Richland Hills ESL. He later started attending the church services and his life was changed forever. He has also gained an excellent command of English as you can see from his own words of how God has used HOPE Literacy

In July, Dr. Walid (Wes) Saade announced his resignation from the HOPE Literacy Board of Directors after 10 years of faithful service. His leadership and wisdom will be greatly missed. Dr. Saade joined the HOPE Literacy Board in 2015 when HOPE had only seven ESL sites. Now, ten years later, and in part thanks to Wes's leadership and the grace of God, HOPE now has twenty sites including programs in Dallas County, Colorado, and internationally in Nicaragua. Wes played a key

On Easte r weekend, our dear friend and b rother, John Spear, went to be with the Lord. John Spear became the director of one of HOPE Literacy's first and foundational ESL sites. For 25 years, our brother John faithfully served hundreds of refugees and immigrants who came through the doors of Southcliff to learn ESL. Southcliff's ministry quickly became a model for other churches wanting to reach out to the international community. John with one of his students and f riend

"It's amazing how God works when you're available," says Citylight English School director Josefina Chavez. When Josefina and her late husband, Jaime Puente, arrived at Connell Baptist Church (now Citylight) 20 years ago, the congregation had just started an after school tutoring program for the kids. "The parents wouldn't leave - they would just hang out waiting for the kids. The church said, 'What do we do with the parents?'" The church leaders proposed to Josefina and he

For one man, learning English was the next step in a radical life transformation... At this year’s Growing HOPE dinner in November, we had the privilege of hearing from Yamuragiye Cyprien, a refugee from Rwanda who attends one of our HOPE sites, Southcliff Baptist Church. Please enjoy an excerpt from his speech.   “ While born in Rwanda, in Africa, I am now a citizen of the United States of America, but most importantly I rejoice in being a citizen of heaven... I was born in

Russell Chun is a man who wears many hats – and he prefers it that way. “I find that when I have more to do, I get more done.” He serves on the board with Hope Literacy, teaches as an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University teaching International Peace and Conflict at Cook’s School of Leadership, is president and founder of GoodSports International, and is now teaching and directing ESL and Civics in various locations in the new place he calls home, Colorado Springs,