Jack and Holly Stagge’s hearts were broken wide open the first time they visited Tanzania.

It’s hard to imagine how different life could have looked had it not been for those handful of days in 2007 when the the dust of the the African earth first coated their skin. They returned home to the US convicted and moved to act. Within 1 year, the couple had sold the business that was to ensure their retirement, traded it in for cold bucket showers and stomachs full of rice and beans as they returned to Tanzania to cultivate the seeds of Faces for Hope.

Since 2007, the Stagges have been graciously invited into tribes, villages, and “bomas” (a traditional Maasai home), as natives entrust them to hold their babies, drink their tea, and listen to their stories. These relationships have become a fount of compassion and creativity, as Faces for Hope has been able to reach various corners of these communities, offering safety, security, and most of all: love.

By God’s grace, what started as a strong conviction over a decade ago, has now grown into a primary school, over 600 sponsored girls, and a safe house. It has poured into a dedicated Tanzania staff giving their life to serve girls the “living water”. It has touched the hearts of communities and provided women in Tanzania a space to grow into educated servants of the Lord.

The story is still unfolding, but we invite you into dreaming, praying, and partnering with us as we make way for a growing, vibrant hope in the bomas of East Africa.