Our Mission
We work with the poor. Our mission field is drug-addicted street kids, homeless families, and people who live at the city dump. We bring hope to the rejected, the lonely, and the unloved. We feed the poor, rent homes to take families off the street and work with employers to find them jobs. But we don’t stop there. Mother Theresa often said the greatest poverty is being unloved. We want to inspire all generations to radically love and bring hope to the hopeless.
Book A Speaker
Our missionaries share stories and songs inspired by the poor through speaking at churches, conferences, and retreats. We go into schools, universities, and even living rooms to inspire everyone to encounter Christ and to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
Book A Mission Trip
Each year we bring hundreds of people into the mission field to encounter the poor. The poor bring us closer to God as they experience the love of Christ in us. Our missionaries teach others to see the poor as a gift and how to value them as our brothers and sisters in Christ.
FOUNDERS
Craig Johring
Craig grew up in Nebraska and now lives and works in Mexico City. He founded Hope of the Poor with Danny Leger to impact the world in how the poor are viewed and treated. More importantly, Craig works with the poor to help them overcome crippling psychological conditions, combat drug addictions, and make the journey from homeless and helpless to becoming hopeful and productive members of the society.
Danny Leger
Danny serves as the USA Director of Hope of the Poor from Omaha, Nebraska. Danny speaks to schools, universities, and churches. He hosts retreats, pilgrimages, and mission trips to teach youth and adults to value the poor and discover ways of serving. Danny is a songwriter, recording artist, and a passionate speaker, engaging people of all ages with songs and stories from serving the poor. Danny and his wife Jill have five kids.
Shadows and Cold
Danny Leger the co-founder of Hope of the Poor, wrote this song inspired by Matthew 5:13 and our work in the darkest mission fields. This song has become an anthem for our ministry, and a call to everyone to boldly bring the light of Christ into the darkness.
Donate
Through your partnership of financially investing through Hope of the Poor, we can change how the poor are valued. We can take kids and families off the street, value the unloved, and inspire a generation. Hope of the Poor is a Not-for-Profit organization which relies on your generosity. 100% of your gift will be sent directly to the Hope of the Poor, a registered Nebraska 501(c)(3) organization. You will receive a tax-deductible receipt in the mail. Receipts are mailed out quarterly.
Send A Check
Make the check payable to Hope of the Poor.
Mail your check to:
PO Box 6081
Lincoln, NE 68506-6081
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