Welcome to the "HOPE for a Brighter Future - Peru" Blog

This year, HOPE for a Brighter Future - Peru held a Back to School fundraiser to help students in Iquitos and Nauta get some basic school...

Can you start building a building on the second floor? While this may seem like a silly question to many people, I think it is extremely...

It has been a while since I wrote on this blog. There are many reasons for the lack of posts, but many of them will end up being part of...

This year I am back in Peru and working hard on moving forward with many plans to help different groups of people reach their educational...

I am excited to share with you all that I finally moved back to Peru on February 26th! It has been so nice to get back to doing what I...

The last day before Christmas break at school this year, I had a student walk up to me in the morning and hand me an apple. All she said...

In my last post, I wrote about a trip I was very excited to take. Unfortunately, that trip had to be cancelled at the last minute. One of...

A week from today, I will be making a trip into the jungle with several friends. We are going to San Lorenzo, which is up river from...

Something I have been pondering lately has to do with a phenomenon I have really only encountered here in Loreto, Peru. I honestly don't...

Math is one of those subjects where I feel like everyone either hates it, or loves it. And the ones that love it seem to be few. When I...

I have been curious from the beginning of the pandemic, when schools shut down around the world, how this would affect the overall...

It is amazing to think that I have been back in Iquitos for a week and a half now. While many things are very different from when I left...

I am excited to announce that I made it safely back to Iquitos on Tuesday! It was strange in many ways to travel this time, since it is...

The month of July I was able to spend with my grandpa. It was really nice to be able to spend some more time with him before heading back...

With the time coming closer for my return to Peru in a few weeks, I have been thinking a lot about some of the things I have missed the...

One month from today, on August 16th, I will be boarding a plane to return to Peru for the first time since December of 2019. If I am...

I can say that I have really, really missed being in Peru the last year and a half. But I can also say that there have been some huge...

This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit my great aunt Linda in Mississippi. For several years now my aunt Nancy and I have tried...

There is something about children that is fascinating. I love to watch their curiosity, trust, and pure joy. I think there are so many...

While I miss the everyday life of teaching and serving in Peru, I also greatly miss the times I have had the opportunity to go out into...