Tag Archives | child sponsorship

Got cows? Get milk, biogas and a lot more.

By on June 18, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

This story is brought to you by the hard-working people of Bufukhula, Uganda. With a special thanks going to their creativity and their cows. Bufukhula has graduated from Food for the Hungry (FH) programs after years of partnership with child sponsors and donors from FH/Canada. Graduation means the community has proven it can raise healthy [...]

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Short-term teams: 5 ways to give support from home

By on June 17, 2013 in Church, Stories, World Poverty

The transition into summer means baseball, barbeques and sunburns. However, for a growing number of people, the summer months are synonymous with short-term mission trips. On any given Saturday, the major airports are filled with adventurous and compassionate people. These travelers creatively raised resources to travel thousands of miles to serve the vulnerable and once [...]

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Party in Belo: How child sponsorship succeeds

By on June 11, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

I recently visited one of our remote field locations in Ethiopia. It was a celebration, really. After 13 years working in the community of Belo with our child sponsorship program, Food for the Hungry (FH) evaluated that people of Belo were no longer living in extreme poverty. New standards for health and education had been [...]

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Life: A seamless garment

By on June 7, 2013 in From Our Leadership, Stories, World Poverty

The French philosopher, Voltaire, wrote: “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” Atrocities are atrocious, because they violate what the Declaration of Independence describes as the human right to life. We usually think of atrocities as acts of commission. They are bad things that people do to other people. The [...]

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The impact of one church – part two

By on June 6, 2013 in Church, Sponsor Impact, World Poverty

The leaders at Quest Fellowship have seen over 90 percent of their people get involved in missions every month. In part one of this story, I wrote how they found Food for the Hungry and chose Mentawai, Indonesia. But the story didn’t end there – that was only the beginning. Sermon series Lead pastor Paul Roberts [...]

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Does child sponsorship really work?

By on June 5, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Uncategorized, World Poverty

Thinking back on my initial decision to sponsor a child, I can see it was kind of a spur of the moment choice. It happened on my very first day of serving on the staff of Food for the Hungry (FH). During new staff orientation, I learned that I could check a box and sponsor [...]

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My first (almost) Father’s Day

By on May 22, 2013 in World Poverty

That’s right! Life will never be the same. My wife and I are expecting our first child at the end of October, and already I am plagued with a consistent anxiety about how best to prepare for fatherhood. Inevitably, I have spent the last couple of months thinking about the fathers in my life. While [...]

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Guyo plants flowers at the church compound. He is pictured here with FH staff member Mary.

How a child used gardening to serve his community

By on May 21, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

When God created us, He gave us the freedom and ability to rule over everything else he created — plants, land, animals and organisms. But I have heard people interpret this blessing a variety of ways. Does it mean His creation is at our disposal, to use as we please? Or is it a call to care for living things and steward our natural resources well?

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Julio’s story: Starting a new child sponsorship

By on May 7, 2013 in Church, Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

My guest blogger today is Ryan Horn, a Food for the Hungry employee and child sponsor. Ryan shares what it was like to get news that his sponsored child had graduated…and then how he began another sponsorship with a different child…all of it happening right in Gautemala. A couple of years ago, I took a [...]

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Karla holding her graduation keepsake

Sponsored child writes inspiring letter to sponsor

By on April 23, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

Graduation season is nearly here! It’s time for so many of us to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of ourselves or our loved ones, as one chapter closes and another begins. I fondly remember graduating high school six years ago. I began to excitedly prepare for my big move to the university two hours from [...]

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