Vitamins, Veggies, Soy, & Rice

It is so easy to take for granted the food we eat on a daily basis.  Our kids might say, "I'm starving," but they don't know what it truly feels like to go without food for days.  Unfortunately, there are millions of starving children in our world, yet there is enough food produced each year to nutritiously feed everyone, every day. 

The question is:  What can I do to make a difference?

Our family had a chance to lend a hand towards fighting world hunger over the weekend when Feed My Starving Children came to town.  We didn't know quite what to expect - we just knew we wanted to help. 

Janet, Jenica, Jillian rockin' the hair nets Saturday afternoon!

"Youth Night" - Friday
Maddy, Jenica, Ashlyn

For two hours, Jacob & Chad ran boxes and supplies back and forth to all the stations while Jenica, Jillian, and I assembled the MannaPacks.  (Blessing #1179)  Each pack we assembled consisted of Vitamins, Veggies, Soy, and Rice in a nutritional value (developed by scientists at Cargill) that will lead a child out of malnutrition into health. 

The goal for our community was to package 225,000 meals during the 24 hours FMSC was in town.  And we did it!  (#1180)  There was so much support from our community, businesses, and churches that our event was completely funded before the trucks even pulled into town.  (#1181)  Wow!  God is at work!  

This video is just one example of how FMSC is making a difference in just 1 of the 70 countries where they provide MannaPack meals.




Did you smile as you watched each of these children share their dream?   They are precious in His sight. . .  (#1182)  Amen?

Maybe we aren't able to physically go on a missions trip to another country, but this is one way we can be part of a missions project without even leaving our town.   (#1183) And we're looking forward to helping again next year.