A chance meeting in the spring of 2021 between Matt and a young pastor in remote Kenya named Ivan Onyango Ondigo led to an unlikely friendship and the development of HopeFire, a non-profit organization focused on helping those in need by addressing problems at their root and building sustainable life-practices. Ivan was also the director of a small orphanage who had an urgent need for food and clean water. HopeFire was created, raised money for a well, and the well was completed in the summer of 2023. Since then, HopeFire has continued to strengthen their bond with Ivan and the orphanage by addressing other needs, but has also begun to expand it’s mission and philosophy domestically.
