Tom Eggum, founding president of Phoenix-based Hope 4 Kids International, a Christian, non-profit organization that works to restore dignity to children and families who are suffering through extreme poverty and disease, will speak at Northgate Church (2201 Lake Herman Road Benicia, CA), on Sunday Nov. 26 at the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services. He will share messages about the importance of making a meaningful, impactful difference in the world. The service will also be livestreamed for members who are unable to attend in person. 

This year Tom Eggum celebrates 50 years of global impact and is excited to share his experiences on a speaking tour across the United States. For half a century, Eggum and Hope 4 Kids International have served children living in impoverished environments around the world by establishing economic, spiritual, water, educational, and feeding programs.  

Eggum’s story and passion for international humanitarianism began with a daring adventure in Soviet Russia where he was arrested and blacklisted by the KGB for smuggling bibles. The experience inspired him to deliver contraband medicine, antibiotics, clothes and shoes to other communist territories, and ultimately led him to establish Hope 4 Kids International in 1973. 

“Northgate Church is a longtime partner of Hope 4 Kids International; this blessing is one of the reasons we are able to celebrate 50 years of charitability and service this year,” said Eggum. “Being here during Northgate’s Missions Sunday is such an honor. I am always overjoyed to return to this community and connect with the congregation.”  

Hope 4 Kids International has aided over 103 countries restoring hope and necessary care to every child they serve. The most prominent projects are in Uganda, where Hope 4 Kids has been developing communities by drilling deep-water boreholes, building churches, schools and medical clinics.  

The nonprofit offers short-term mission trips with opportunities to assist in construction outreach, medical/dental outreaches, Vacation Bible Schools, and safe water well dedications. Child sponsors also have multiple opportunities each year to travel to meet their sponsored child. 

Eggum leads teams to these projects to directly impact the lives of children, as to change the lives of the team members by providing a transformational opportunity for each person to use their life to make a profound difference in this world.  

For more information on how you can join Tom Eggum to become a difference maker through international mission trips, child sponsorship, water boreholes, village development or other philanthropic opportunities, visit www.h4ki.org.