The House That Hope Built

by | Jan 27, 2026 | Director Notes

There’s an old 19th century gospel song that we sang frequently when Linda and I were growing up and that we pulled out of our memory banks in the 1990s in Kikwit and Kinshasa, when there were threats of pillaging and then, in 1997, the AFDL forces of Laurent Kabila...

Welcome

by | Oct 20, 2020 | Director Notes, Main

Mama Makeka House of Hope (MMH Hope) will turn 18 on June 18, 2021. At that age among the Chokwe people that I am from in the DR Congo, boys turn into adults. The ultimate sign of turning into adulthood is when the one who was once living in his parent’s home is able to build his own.

MMH Hope 18th Birthday

by | Oct 20, 2020 | Director Notes, Main

Mama Makeka House of Hope (MMH Hope) will turn 18 on June 18, 2021. At that age among the Chokwe people that I am from in the DR Congo, boys turn into adults. The ultimate sign of turning into adulthood is when the one who was once living in his parent’s home is able to build his own.