Archive | August, 2012
FH International President Keith Wright in Northern Kenya with his son and another Kenyan boy.

“And if we don’t heal those broken relationships…”

By on August 23, 2012 in World Poverty

A few weeks ago I posted a blog that referred to poverty being caused by broken relationships. What do you think about that? “Isn’t it about a lack of resources?” you may ask. Or you may be wondering about a lack of education, good land for farming, access to markets or the billions of things [...]

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Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Haiti and Dominican Republic

By on August 23, 2012 in Disaster Relief

As Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to cause destruction in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Food for the Hungry is working in 29 communities in Haiti and 29 communities in the DR to help prepare people for possible hurricane winds (often 75 mph) and heavy rains causing floods and mudslides. In Haiti, more than 400,000 people [...]

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medicine dripping from a bottle

Mothers of choice

By on August 22, 2012 in Sponsor Impact, World Poverty

What is your diarrhea medicine of choice? Do you buy the white chalky stuff, the pink chewable tablets or the liquid form? I usually chose the one that works almost immediately; you know that small pill in a travel size pouch.  I ask this question because for most of us diarrhea is usually not much [...]

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Child sponsor rejoices in child’s new hope

By on August 22, 2012 in Sponsor Impact, Women of Action

One of the joys of being a child sponsor is seeing your child’s world change over the years. For Heidi Hatch, a Food for the Hungry staff and child sponsor, her journey began with her sponsored child Rhaki four years ago in Bangladesh. Rhaki’s community is Hindu and is walled off from the greater population, [...]

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Joseph and his mother Nighty

Now I know I will live

By on August 21, 2012 in Church, Sponsor Impact, World Poverty

When people ask me what Food for the Hungry does, it’s often phrased like this: “What do you give people?” Most of the time they expect to hear that we give food. It’s in our name, after all. Today my colleagues in Uganda sent a great story about a woman named Nighty. She is  ”living [...]

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Hamster running on wheel

Run like a hamster or climb like a monkey?

By on August 17, 2012 in Stories

My family recently moved across the country. There’s nothing like a move to make one feel like a hamster in his wheel! It got me thinking about how easily I can get duped into thinking that my role as a “good and faithful steward” is to run faster and harder. Run like a hamster. There [...]

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FH U.S. President Dave Evans harvesting from his garden

The Fragrance of a Biblical Worldview

By on August 17, 2012 in Church, From Our Leadership, Stories, World Poverty

When asked what prompted him to study the lowly peanut, the famous African American inventor and educator, George Washington Carver, said, “Why, I just took a handful of peanuts and looked at them. ‘Great Creator,’ I said, ‘Why did you make the peanut? Why?’ With such knowledge as I had of chemistry and physics I [...]

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Biblical Worldview: Both a Foundation and an Umbrella

By on August 17, 2012 in Church, World Poverty

 ”And through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.” – Colossians 1:20 (NIV) “Why is there a dead chicken hanging in that tree?” I inquired while bumping down a dirt road in the Dominican Republic to visit Food for the [...]

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Helping Flood Survivors in Philippines

By on August 14, 2012 in Disaster Relief

  With rains continuing in the Philippines, and another possible storm coming on Thursday, August 16, Food for the Hungry staff continue to help flood survivors. From August 6 – 10, FH helped to set up a soup kitchen serving 300 people. Other relief efforts included a medical outreach, partnering with the Lifeline Foundation at San Roque [...]

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statistics can be alarming

By on August 13, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

Do you feel crushed under the weight of that statement? Statistics can be alarming. But much like the alarm that wakes you up in the morning – it might make you move initially – but you won’t think about it until you hear it again tomorrow. And for a moment we might drop our jaws [...]

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