Entries by Gate of Hope

Finding Renewed Hope & Healing : Cioza’s Story

With your help, we continue to support many resilient individuals and families who face incredible challenges. One such woman is Cioza, a domestic violence abuse survivor, who with her 3 children, found renewed hope and healing through the intervention of Gate of Hope. Feeling isolated and trapped in an abusive relationship , Cioza could not […]

Honoring Our Gosheni Farm Manager: A Year of Dedication, Growth, and Resilience

At Gate of Hope Ministries, we are blessed to witness incredible acts of dedication and perseverance every day, particularly from those who have overcome immense challenges. This Thanksgiving, we are excited to recognize and express our heartfelt gratitude to Christian Ndazigaruye, our inspiring Gosheni Farm Manager. His leadership, resilience, and unwavering commitment have helped transform […]

Louisville ministry working to create community farm for refugees

Kathy Siegfried Wilson, Gate of Hope board member involved with farm operations, shares about a resurgence occurring in the west end of Louisville as E. African refugees are doing what they know and love best — growing healthy and nourishing vegetables for their families and surrounding community. It is making healthy produce available to the […]

It’s therapy’: South Louisville nonprofit using farming to help Rwandan refugees

Dr. Pauline Mukeshimana on the therapeutic effects of working the land at Gosheni Farm and how it has fostered a place of belonging and healing for refugees — some of whom lived through the Rwandan genocide. https://www.wlky.com/article/south-louisville-nonprofit-farming-african-refugees/61212625?fbclid=IwY2xjawE5xZdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaU-x2OSnFRo6DiqjKFMVawUv_EuAsx5AOIQ1ABRAUeNwQl_D2pezm__8g_aem_0WAOggPTG1Z9HzK1IaGUMQ

Gosheni Farms Ministries helps African refugees heal from trauma

On the ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by St Matthews Chamber of Commerce inaugurating this important moment — the Gosheni Farming community celebrates irrigation on the land where their crops can now thrive. Refugees know how to grow food, and staying close to the land is helping them build community here as well as heal from […]

An African Night to Remember…

Come celebrate what God is doing in our community as we serve East African refugees and immigrants. You will hear testimonies of transformation, celebrate of all that has been accomplished this year, and enjoy a wonderful time of African culture, food and music. You will be given the opportunity to financially support the mission of […]

The Journey to Gosheni

The land has been named Gosheni Farms, the kinyarwanda name for Goshen, a biblical reference to the fertile land that was set apart and spared when the plagues struck Egypt, allowing the Israelites to be safe and flourish.