Faces for Hope exists to offer relationship, discipleship, and education to Maasai girls at risk of exploitation as child brides.
“Whoever welcomes one of these children in my name, welcomes Me.”
Mark 9:37
Faces 4 Hope is a Christian Non Profit Organization dedicated to caring for the most vulnerable in the name of Jesus. We believe that people are created in God’s image, welcomed into His family through the acknowledgement of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Through the power of the Holy Spirit and the wisdom of God’s Word, we are compelled to share the knowledge of God’s love and power and equip young Maasai women to walk in faith through Christ as a new creation.
The Story
Jack and Holly Stagge’s hearts were broken wide open the first time they visited Tanzania.
It’s hard to imagine how different life could have looked had it not been for those handful of days in 2007 when the the dust of the the African earth first coated their skin. They returned home to the US convicted and moved to act. Within 1 year, the couple had sold the business that was to ensure their retirement, traded it in for cold bucket showers and stomachs full of rice and beans as they returned to Tanzania full time to cultivate the seeds of Faces for Hope.
Since 2007, the Stagges have been graciously invited into tribes, villages, and “bomas” (a traditional Maasai home), as natives entrust them to hold their babies, drink their tea, and listen to their stories. These relationships have become a fount of compassion and creativity, as Faces for Hope has been able to reach various corners of these communities, offering safety, security, and most of all: love.
By God’s grace, what started as a strong conviction over a decade ago, has now grown into a school, development opportunities for youth, and micro loans for local entrepreneurs. It has poured into water storage systems to capture much needed water and a church that is distributing “living water”. It has touched and healed patients in medical clinics and protected young girls from the grip of child marriage.
The story is still unfolding, but we invite you into dreaming, praying, and partnering with us as we make way for a growing, vibrant hope in the deserts of East Africa.
MEET THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Co-Founder of Faces for Hope with his wife Holly. Along with his work for Faces for Hope, he is currently Director of International Manual Therapy Seminars. Jack is an Orthopedic Specializing Physical Therapist and a visiting Physical Therapy Professor at several Universities. He continues to teach Manual Therapy courses both in the U.S. and internationally and has been named to the International Federation of Manual Therapists Teacher’s Forum. After the near drowning of their 15 month old son, Jack founded the San Diego Drown Prevention Association. He was on the board of Children’s Hospital San Diego and chaired the professional’s division of the Miracle Network Telethon. Jack has spearheaded youth ministries, men’s ministries including recovery ministries, and served as a mission’s leader for his church.
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Holly resides in Spokane, Washington. She received her Bachelors of Science from San Diego State University, and received her Teachers Credential from Fresno State University. After teaching, she became a stay at home mom. She and her husband lead the Youth Ministry in their church. They went on to be Mission Leaders in their church, and took a group of adults to Tanzania. It was at that time, they saw needs greater than what they could do personally. Holly and Jack founded Faces for Hope in 2008. They continued to serve in the Mission’s field in Tanzania for half the year from 2008 – 2020. They now remain in the United States the majority of the year, in order to facilitate the administration Faces for Hope. Holly is administrator and sponsorship coordinator for Faces for Hope. She has also lead Recovery Women’s groups, and continues to be involved in the local church.
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Managing Director and Executive Director at North Central Workforce Development Board/SkillSource. She received her Bachelors from University of Denver, and continued on to receive her Masters in Communication from University of Denver. Lisa has been inspired by the Stagge’s passion for ministry with youth and international missions. Lisa saw God working in a special way as the Stagge’s responded to the tremendous needs of the young Maasai girls in
Tanzania. Given Lisa’s gifts in administration (she has worked as the Managing Director and now Executive Director of a local non-profit for over 20 years), and her communication skills (she has her MA in Communication), Lisa is blessed to be able to serve as Chairman
on the Faces for Hope Board. For 18 years, Lisa has been the worship leader at the church where her husband is the pastor. Lisa and her husband have sponsored several girls through Faces for Hope over the years and their church supports Faces for Hope monthly.
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Eric resides in Wenatchee, Washington, and has a wife and two boys. He is an active CPA and Commerical Loan Officer serving Central Washington. He has been serving on the board of Faces for Hope since 2013, where he uses his CPA expertise to oversee the financial documents of Faces for Hope. Eric has spoken on behalf of Faces for Hope and seen countless girls sponsored through his efforts. He and his wife are very passionate about serving their local community and in their church.
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John is a passionate and energetic lover of Jesus and people from all backgrounds and walks of life. He spent his days helping people realize they were created for greatness. He has spent the last 30 years investing in the lives of youth as a youth pastor, pastor, and schoolteacher, receiving his Masters of Education. He currently serves on the Board of The Lighthouse Ministry, a non profit that serves the poor and homeless in Wenatchee, Washington. John is married and has two children. He enjoys going on hikes, dabbles in artistic endeavors, has been to Africa three times, and brings the joy of Christ in everything he does.
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Dave resides in Wenatchee, Washington. He received his Bachelor of Science from Univ. of Iowa, and then continued his Education to receive his M.D. degree. During medical school, her married his wife, who is also a medical doctor. He served in the U.S. Army as General Medical Officer and Preventative Medicine Officer. He joined the physician staff of the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center in Wenatchee, Washington, where he was instrumental in the development of CT, Ultrasound, and interventional radiology disciplines. He served as chairman of the Medical Center Radiology Department . He also chaired the Radiological Technology Advisory Committee for the Wenatchee Valley College program and taught as a clinical instructor. In 2002, he was elected CEO and chairman of the board of the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center for nine years. He also served as founding president of the CEO Leadership Council. He also served as chair of the American Medical Association. Dr. Weber currently serves as chair of the Waldorf University Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Saddlerock Evangelical Presbyterian Church where he chairs the Personal Ministry Team.
MEET THE TEAM
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Jack and Holly Stagge felt called to the mission field prior to 2007. But it was God’s divine direction, the overwhelming needs they saw in Tanzania and the relationships formed there that led them to know Tanzania would be Home. Jack sold his thriving Physical Therapy Practice and Holly left the closeness of family and friends to co-found Faces for Hope in 2008. They now run the organization from the States, as the Tanzanians run FFH on the ground. Jack and Holly live in Washington today and continue to make biannual visits to Tanzania.
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Elizabeth is one of our first Faces for Hope graduates. A Maasai Native, she was being forced into marriage to an older man when we met her. She was sent to college and received her teaching degree and taught school for several years. She also went to Discipleship Training School with YWAM. Along with teaching school, she helped find primary girls who were hidden from our reach and came alongside our high school students. Now, she is on the board in Tanzania, and works full-time with Faces for Hope, running camps, and the program and much more.
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Einoti is a Maasai girl from Engikaret, who at age ten went to her pastor and asked to join our program. She worked hard and made her way through secondary school. She earned a degree in social welfare and is now committed to helping her community stop the abuse of the Maasai. Eionti is also working with Faces 4 Hope, Tanzania to help support girls like herself.
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Namnyaki is a Maasai girl from the bush of Engikaret, Tanzania. She began the Faces for Hope program when she came for help in 2013. After Faces for Hope put her through high school and college, she then received a job where she did her internship, and began living on her own. She is a woman of great integrity and strength, and showed such promise that Faces for Hope offered her a job as a helper in the office. She has been such a hard worker and quick learner, that she is now Office Manager.
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Catherine is a YWAM volunteer, teacher, and Administrator of the Engikaret Primary School in the bush. She is a wife and mother of 3, and live out in the bush with the Maasai.. She oversees all our Primary students in Faces for Hope, and is very instrumental in assuring their progress in school. She also makes sure all their needs are met.
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Bariki is the pastor of the local church. He is a Maasai man who grew up in the bush and walked miles to go back and forth to school each day. He has been an advocate for Maasai girls, and has helped rescue many from being sold into marriage.
