One of my personal passions is to see families serve together. It changed the dynamic of my own family when we first served in Uganda several years ago and I’d love nothing more than to see the same thing happen with other families.
Meet Barry and Tammy Maddox. They’re married…. they work together…. and now they’ve served in Kenya together. I got the chance to serve with them this past summer. It thrills my soul…
After nearly a decade of partnership, prayer, and steady investment, the Tumutumu community in Kenya has reached a powerful milestone. They have officially graduated from their partnership with 410 Bridge.
Graduation is more than an event.
It is a moment that marks readiness, resilience, and local leadership stepping fully into the future. For Tumutumu, it represents years of growth that donors like you helped make possible.
When a child is sponsored, the impact reaches far beyond one student. After more than a decade in Kiu Community, we have seen how child sponsorship becomes a catalyst for healthier schools, stronger families, and more resilient communities.
Sponsorship does not stand alone. It fuels long-term change.
Seeing real, long-term transformation is the heart of why we do community development. It’s one thing to launch programs or build infrastructure, but it’s entirely another to watch a community continue to grow and thrive on its own after we step back.
That’s why we now have a new Kiu case study — to show what sustainable, community-led development looks like when it really works.
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