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Healing is slow. A farm grows one season at a time. 100 Hearts of Hope is a community of monthly givers whose steady support keeps it all going, here in Louisville and in Rwanda.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"hero-right\">\r\n <div class=\"wall reveal\" aria-label=\"Wall of Hearts progress\">\r\n <div class=\"top\">\r\n <h3>The Wall of Hearts<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"num\">9 of 100 so far<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bar\"><i id=\"heartBar\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"heartgrid\" id=\"heartGrid\"><\/div>\r\n <p class=\"legend\">100 is where we're headed, not where we stop. Every gift counts the same, large or small. <a href=\"\/hearts\/\" style=\"font-weight:700\">Add yours.<\/a><\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"cta-row reveal\">\r\n <a class=\"btn btn-gold\" href=\"\/hearts\/\">Become a Heart of Hope<\/a>\r\n <a class=\"btn btn-soft\" href=\"#serve\">Explore our work<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <p class=\"hero-creds reveal\">Founded in 1995 \u00b7 ECFA accredited \u00b7 Registered 501(c)(3)<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"statement\">\r\n <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"head reveal\">\r\n <p class=\"eyebrow\">Who we are<\/p>\r\n <h2>Inspiring hope.<br><em>Transforming lives.<\/em><\/h2>\r\n <p class=\"lead\">For three decades, Gate of Hope has stood with East African families as they build the life they came for, known and supported every step of the way. We <span class=\"pillars\">encourage<\/span>, we <span class=\"pillars\">empower<\/span>, and we <span class=\"pillars\">educate<\/span>, all of it in the name of Christ.<\/p>\r\n <p class=\"lead\">A new city here in Kentucky or a village in Rwanda, the work is the same. We meet people where they are, and we stay.<\/p>\r\n <p><a class=\"btn btn-soft\" href=\"\/about-gate-of-hope\/\">Get to know us<\/a><\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"founders\">\r\n <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"head reveal\">\r\n <p class=\"eyebrow\">Meet the founders<\/p>\r\n <h2>Hear it from the people who started it.<\/h2>\r\n <p>Rev. Jean de Dieu Nzeyimana and Dr. Pauline Mukeshimana founded Gate of Hope and still lead it today. A few minutes with them tells you everything.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"poster reveal\" id=\"posterVideo\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play the founders' video\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/J8yOVXTUw68\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Gate of Hope founders\">\r\n <div class=\"play\"><b><svg width=\"26\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 26 30\"><path fill=\"#A3512E\" d=\"M0 0l26 15L0 30z\"\/><\/svg><\/b><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"label\">An introduction from the founders<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"stories\">\r\n <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"head reveal\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">In their words<\/p><h2>Stories worth telling.<\/h2><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"carousel reveal\" id=\"carousel\">\r\n <div class=\"track\" id=\"track\">\r\n\r\n <div class=\"slide\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gateofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-at-11.13.01-PM.png\" alt=\"A farmer at the Gosheni farm\">\r\n <div class=\"scrim\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"quote\">\r\n <div class=\"mark\">“<\/div>\r\n <p>Before joining the farm, I was depressed and lonely. I was always sick in my body and no medicine worked. After I started farming, I became alive again. Today I laugh with my family and I am not sick anymore.<\/p>\r\n <cite>J.K., Gosheni Farmer<\/cite>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"slide\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gateofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-at-11.12.38-PM.png\" alt=\"A mother and her family\">\r\n <div class=\"scrim\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"quote\">\r\n <div class=\"mark\">“<\/div>\r\n <p>Gate of Hope has allowed me and my children to adapt and love our new home in America. It has helped us to succeed. When we first came, we felt like orphans. Everything was different and difficult. We did not know the language nor did we have the resources and skills necessary to live here. Gate of Hope changed it all.<\/p>\r\n <cite>M.A., single mother<\/cite>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"slide\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gateofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-at-11.12.49-PM-1.png\" alt=\"Young women in the Tabara mentorship program\">\r\n <div class=\"scrim\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"quote\">\r\n <div class=\"mark\">“<\/div>\r\n <p>When I joined Tabara I was shy and unsure of myself. My mentor saw more in me than I saw in myself, and she stayed. Now I believe I can do big things, and one day I want to be that person for another girl.<\/p>\r\n <cite>A student in Tabara, our mentorship program for girls<\/cite>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"slide\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gateofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-at-11.14.27-PM.png\" alt=\"Children in the Himbaza program\">\r\n <div class=\"scrim\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"quote\">\r\n <div class=\"mark\">“<\/div>\r\n <p>At Himbaza I made friends. 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.hero-creds{white-space:normal}\r\n}\r\n@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){\r\n .goh *{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}\r\n .goh .reveal{opacity:1;transform:none}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n<div class=\"goh\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"hero\" id=\"top\">\r\n <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"hero-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"hero-panel reveal\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/gateofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/100hoh-logo-fullcolor-light.png\" alt=\"100 Hearts of Hope, a Gate of Hope campaign\">\r\n <h1>Be a heart that keeps showing up.<\/h1>\r\n <p class=\"lead\">Some of this work takes years. Healing is slow. A farm grows one season at a time. 100 Hearts of Hope is a community of monthly givers whose steady support keeps it all going, here in Louisville and in Rwanda.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"hero-right\">\r\n <div class=\"wall reveal\" aria-label=\"Wall of Hearts progress\">\r\n <div class=\"top\">\r\n <h3>The Wall of Hearts<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"num\">9 of 100 so far<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bar\"><i id=\"heartBar\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"heartgrid\" id=\"heartGrid\"><\/div>\r\n <p class=\"legend\">100 is where we're headed, not where we stop. Every gift counts the same, large or small. <a href=\"\/hearts\/\" style=\"font-weight:700\">Add yours.<\/a><\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"cta-row reveal\">\r\n <a class=\"btn btn-gold\" href=\"\/hearts\/\">Become a Heart of Hope<\/a>\r\n <a class=\"btn btn-soft\" href=\"#serve\">Explore our work<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <p class=\"hero-creds reveal\">Founded in 1995 \u00b7 ECFA accredited \u00b7 Registered 501(c)(3)<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"statement\">\r\n <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"head reveal\">\r\n <p class=\"eyebrow\">Who we are<\/p>\r\n <h2>Inspiring hope.<br><em>Transforming lives.<\/em><\/h2>\r\n <p class=\"lead\">For three decades, Gate of Hope has stood with East African families as they build the life they came for, known and supported every step of the way. We <span class=\"pillars\">encourage<\/span>, we <span class=\"pillars\">empower<\/span>, and we <span class=\"pillars\">educate<\/span>, all of it in the name of Christ.<\/p>\r\n <p class=\"lead\">A new city here in Kentucky or a village in Rwanda, the work is the same. We meet people where they are, and we stay.<\/p>\r\n <p><a class=\"btn btn-soft\" href=\"\/about-gate-of-hope\/\">Get to know us<\/a><\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"founders\">\r\n <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"head reveal\">\r\n <p class=\"eyebrow\">Meet the founders<\/p>\r\n <h2>Hear it from the people who started it.<\/h2>\r\n <p>Rev. Jean de Dieu Nzeyimana and Dr. Pauline Mukeshimana founded Gate of Hope and still lead it today. A few minutes with them tells you everything.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"poster reveal\" id=\"posterVideo\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play the founders' video\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/J8yOVXTUw68\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Gate of Hope founders\">\r\n <div class=\"play\"><b><svg width=\"26\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 26 30\"><path fill=\"#A3512E\" d=\"M0 0l26 15L0 30z\"\/><\/svg><\/b><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"label\">An introduction from the founders<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"stories\">\r\n <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"head reveal\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">In their words<\/p><h2>Stories worth telling.<\/h2><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"carousel reveal\" id=\"carousel\">\r\n <div class=\"track\" id=\"track\">\r\n\r\n <div class=\"slide\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gateofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-at-11.13.01-PM.png\" alt=\"A farmer at the Gosheni farm\">\r\n <div class=\"scrim\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"quote\">\r\n <div class=\"mark\">“<\/div>\r\n <p>Before joining the farm, I was depressed and lonely. I was always sick in my body and no medicine worked. After I started farming, I became alive again. Today I laugh with my family and I am not sick anymore.<\/p>\r\n <cite>J.K., Gosheni Farmer<\/cite>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"slide\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gateofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-at-11.12.38-PM.png\" alt=\"A mother and her family\">\r\n <div class=\"scrim\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"quote\">\r\n <div class=\"mark\">“<\/div>\r\n <p>Gate of Hope has allowed me and my children to adapt and love our new home in America. It has helped us to succeed. When we first came, we felt like orphans. Everything was different and difficult. We did not know the language nor did we have the resources and skills necessary to live here. Gate of Hope changed it all.<\/p>\r\n <cite>M.A., single mother<\/cite>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"slide\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gateofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-at-11.12.49-PM-1.png\" alt=\"Young women in the Tabara mentorship program\">\r\n <div class=\"scrim\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"quote\">\r\n <div class=\"mark\">“<\/div>\r\n <p>When I joined Tabara I was shy and unsure of myself. My mentor saw more in me than I saw in myself, and she stayed. Now I believe I can do big things, and one day I want to be that person for another girl.<\/p>\r\n <cite>A student in Tabara, our mentorship program for girls<\/cite>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"slide\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gateofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-at-11.14.27-PM.png\" alt=\"Children in the Himbaza program\">\r\n <div class=\"scrim\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"quote\">\r\n <div class=\"mark\">“<\/div>\r\n <p>At Himbaza I made friends. 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