VIDEO: How to cut diarrhea-related deaths in half (hint: it’s something you do every day)

By on October 19, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

If you care about clean water and are concerned for the 1.1 billion people right now who don’t have it, you probably also know that every day, about 6,000 people (mostly children under 5) die from diarrhea-related diseases (source). The World Health Organization says half of those lives could be saved just by handwashing. In Mozambique and [...]

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Together for Adoption Conference

By on October 18, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

Join FH staff and advocates at the Together for Adoption Conference on October 21-22 in Phoenix, Arizona. Breakout sessions from FH include… – Orphans Overcoming Poverty with Wendy McMahan Breakout Session 1, Friday, October 21, 10:45 am Room 214 – The Status of Ethiopian Orphans with Dawit Kassaye Breakout Session 3, Friday, October 21, 1:00 pm Room [...]

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Why men are lining up in droves to be circumcised

By on October 12, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

In a recent report from FH field staff in Kenya, one of the challenges listed to FH’s new Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision program was that every day, there was a long line of men waiting for the procedure–more men than the project could handle. The World Health Organization reports that circumcision lowers by about 60 percent the risk of [...]

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The power of God’s Word heals families

By on October 7, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Tim. 3:16-17). Ethel, Edwin and their three daughters might not be a whole family today, were it not for the Word of God being injected into [...]

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FH/Ethiopia receives trophy for outstanding educational programs

By on October 5, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

A few weeks ago, Food for the Hungry was hand-picked from among three non-governmental organizations as having the best educational programs in a specific area of Ethiopia. The area is called the East Wolega Zone, in the region of Oromia, where 18 FH staff members minister incarnationally–living in the communities and patiently building relationships there (some [...]

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What clean water means to me — from Ethiopia

By on September 30, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

Last month, we published a story from Ethiopia about 22 clean-water points constructed in the district of Sasiga. 52-year-old Adde Nadi is one of the many who now enjoys clean water close to home, thanks to the construction of a protected spring just 15 minutes away by foot. Adde Nadi desperately needed this new protected spring because [...]

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VIDEO: Two years on, AIDS clinic in rural Kenya flourishes

By on September 28, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

In one of the most remote places on the planet, you’ll find a small clinic with cutting-edge technology for treating HIV/AIDS and other ailments. The Tumaini Medical Center was built in Marsabit, northern Kenya–a region also known in Kenya as the Northern Forgotten District–in 2009. It was the product of a unique collaboration between Blood:Water Mission, [...]

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Reflections on winning the lottery

By on September 23, 2011 in Sponsor Impact, Stories

A few days ago, I had the privilege of snuggling a 2-day-old baby girl–the first child of two of my good friends. The house was filled with joy as they praised God for this new creation and hurried to swaddle her in a soft blanket while she screamed her lungs out. I thanked God for [...]

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Despite famine, there are bright spots in the Horn of Africa

By on September 23, 2011 in Sponsor Impact, World Poverty

This article was originally published by Mission Network News.  To view this article in its original format, visit: http://www.mnnonline.org/article/16260.   Ethiopia (MNN) – Food security has deteriorated for famine-wracked Somalis trapped in their own country, but it has improved for those who have fled to Ethiopia. John Connelly with Food for the Hungry (FH) explains, “The famine is really [...]

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Lifelong learning helps a Guatemalan grandma care for her family

By on September 21, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

“I want my grandchildren to grow healthy; that is the reason I am dedicating my time to learn about agriculture,” says 44-year-old Dominga who always has been an active member of her community high in the hills of Guatamala. Guatemala’s children have the highest rate of chronic malnutrition in all of Latin America, and it’s [...]

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