Hope Rising - Empowering Lives International

THEIR SACRIFICE IS INSPIRING PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE

HOPE IS RISING!

You’re likely reading this because you do want to make a difference in this world filled with heartache and poverty! But—finding a meaningful and practical way to do so is not so easy!

Here is our chance to make a difference and connect with the very lives that we are teaming up with to bring lasting change and the love of God to the poorest in our world today!

A few months ago, hundreds of people who have been empowered out of poverty gathered near a cliff in Kenya to hike up a mountain to make a special declaration! A steep pathway used to carry illegal alcohol was being reclaimed through an enduring 3-mile prayer march up the escarpment! Darkness was being reversed as songs and prayers filled the air during that extraordinary and inspiring hike that was even shown on Kenyan television!

The ELI people and programs you support are making these transformations possible, and the momentum is growing now more than ever!

It is now our turn!

Please join me and dozens of others this coming August for a hike here in the USA, which will inspire you to get outside—connect with like-hearted friends—and declare that HOPE IS RISING in Africa and beyond!

Whether you hike with your family or friends near your home or sacrifice to join us at one of the ELI Adventure Hike Locations—this event is for everyone who cares to step out so that others can step up in life.

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See below to take in the video and other information about the inspiring hike that took place last December.

Saturday December 4^th elevated the hearts and worship of around two hundred people who gathered in a MOST SURPRISING PLACE in Africa! Many had JUST finished hiking a steep trail from the below in the Kerio Valley to the top of the escarpment along a former delivery route for illegal alcohol. The hikers who finished the climb were exhausted but filled with an overwhelming joy because this was so much MORE THAN A HIKE! It was a three-hour climb and declaration that darkness will NO LONGER HAVE DOMINANCE in that area of Kenya nor in their lives.

Addictions to alcohol are being broken and families that were once torn apart at the seams are being restored in miraculous ways. Even the television media came to see and broadcast the testimonies nationwide! We’ll post those here soon!

This climb yelled “HOPE IS RISING!” It signified that your prayers and support have helped each of these families reach new heights and a new mission: to embrace Christ, crush poverty, and share their transformation with others!

The county governor told ELI staff, “There is no better place for me to be today than to be walking this path with people who have discovered this hope and change. ELI has brought immeasurable impact to families and communities, and I am so glad to join this challenging climb to show my commitment to join them and to encourage even more to change.”

The prayer and support of friends like you fuel a movement that reverses the works of darkness. Ruth, a former illegal brewer of changa’a (which means “kill me quick”), said, “I used to walk this same route every day carrying gallons of illegal brew to sell. But today I have the light of Jesus, and it is His power that has brought us together to do this climb. The Spirit of God has given us real hope, and His power will lead us forward so that more lives are set free to shine Jesus’ love.”

As an ELI family, we are so grateful for your support and pray that “…your whole life and outlook may be radiant with hope!”

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Don’t miss this first-of-its-kind event!

Mark December 3rd on your calendar, share the news, and pray (Nov 21st and Dec 3rd).

This is so important right now for many reasons:

HOPE IS GROWING

HOPE is key to transformation and empowerment. Your prayers and support are producing a harvest greater than we could have anticipated or imagined in the past few years of ministry. Transformed lives are now being empowered to reach out to thousands, and we are daily learning how powerful HOPE is.

A DARK CHALLENGE

Generational poverty and an increase in the number of orphans have been on the rise because of the production and consumption of alcohol—a pandemic in East Africa. This and other residual ills have been destroying homes, killing parents, producing orphans, and crushing hope. But that darkness is now being reversed one life—then one family—at a time. Now even one village at a time is being transformed as empowered lives pay forward the change to reach others with the same HOPE!

A BEAUTIFUL SIGN OF HOPE

On December 3rd dozens or even hundreds of people who have found HOPE will be gathering at a village called Kocholwo in the Kerio Valley of Kenya. They will then ascend the same mountainous route alcohol was at one time being carried down—as a powerful reversal of the enemy’s destructive plan.

A MARCH LIKE NO OTHER

This prophetic march is being arranged by the Kenyans themselves to say “no more” to the enemy’s works of poverty and spiritual darkness. They are declaring that “HOPE is Rising!” and with every difficult step they take going up the three-mile pathway they will be singing, praying, and committing themselves to God and His Spirit that has “good plans for a future and a HOPE!” (Jeremiah 29:11)

The strongholds the enemy has held for decades are being dismantled in several villages, and now in many other villages the links in the chains of bondage are being broken as well! This is a time to pray for continued breakthrough and a revival of change.

YOUR PARTICIPATION IS KEY AND WILL INSPIRE YOUR OWN HEART

Like the Israelites walked around Jericho in faith for their promised land, our African friends will walk for HOPE to rise over their homes, communities, and nation. Within the next few weeks, there are 4 ways you can participate in this prophetic act and be a part of a walk that releases the HOPE of heaven and reverses what the enemy meant for evil:

Join the hike on your knees on December 3rd - During our Kenyan friends preparation, ascension, and celebration, ?we will have a 24-hour prayer vigil to support and stand (actually kneel) in agreement through prayer for this dramatic declaration they are making in Africa. We invite you to invest 30 minutes of prayer between 4:00 AM PST on December 3rd through 4:00 AM PST on December 4th. No matter where you are in the country we can pray together.Please sign up for a 30-minute portion here and pray with us.

Follow and share the journey of HOPE Rising on ELI’s Facebook page. We will be posting videos, testimonies, images, and clips of the footage from the hike in real time. Additionally, we will highlight the ongoing testimonies after the event for the entire month of December. Please watch, like, comment, and share so more people can experience the transformational power of HOPE in Christ. You can find the series of stories and updates by searching the hashtag #hoperisingglobal

The HOPE continues in spring 2022 - Next year we here in the US will engage in a HOPE Rising Hike. The same freedom from oppression, addiction, and strongholds that Africa is experiencing is available for us in America as well as around the world. We will be switching roles in the spring as we walk for HOPE to Rise and are covered with prayer and intercession from our friends in Africa. We will release the timeline, some fun challenges, and opportunities to participate early next year.

Thank you for being a part of this historic journey and this special event in Africa. Because of you, God’s love, and our combined efforts to scatter the darkness . . .

HOPE is Rising!

I will crush poverty with HOPE!