In Psalm 139, David wrote: “For it was You who created my inward parts; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I will praise You because I have been fearfully and wonderfully made.” All human beings, regardless of their social status, ethnicity, gender, or life experiences, should be treated… Read More
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Well Repair in a Drought Delivers Clean Water
What do you do if you need an emergency plumbing or well repair? You quickly call your local plumber or well service provider. Help is on the way. It didn’t work that way for Tune, a mother living in rural Kenya. A deep water well – or borehole – broke… Read More
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Celebrating the Gift of Clean Water: World Water Day 2022
One in three people in the world still does not have access to clean water. Water is essential for life, but it is something so many take for granted every day. We expect it to be immediately available when we get out of bed in the morning to… Read More
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Food for the Hungry (FH) was honored to take part in the Fragility Forum 2022, a biennial event organized by The World Bank Group. Jonathan Papoulidis, Global Director of Fragility and Resilience at Food For The Hungry, spoke Monday, March 7, as part of an esteemed… Read More
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Haiti Earthquake: You Made Our Response and Recovery Possible
Devastation and mourning were everywhere when teams from Food for the Hungry (FH) braved rough roads to reach the disaster zone in southern Haiti. The nightmare scene was the aftermath of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake. And tropical storm Grace followed almost immediately. But today, the world looks very different for Haiti’s… Read More
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A New Year Filled With Hope for the Future
We are entering the new year filled with hope. You will too as you see how your sponsorship will continue to bring hope and change into the life of sponsored children and their communities. See how you’ll be making a difference throughout this new year! Goals For the… Read More
Child Sponsorship
There’s nothing like a fun activity with kids to help everyone get into the Christmas spirit. And when the excitement also leads to those children learning and growing spiritually, that’s even better. Perhaps one of the most important lessons a child can learn at Christmas comes from the teachings of… Read More
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13 NEW Items in This Year's Gift Catalog
Santa isn’t the only one making a list and checking it twice. Impoverished communities in the 20+ countries where FH serves are, too. And this year, they’ve added 13 new items to their Gift Catalog “wish list” of tools and resources they need to achieve their goals and break free… Read More
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Pray For a Safe Return to School
A safe return to school includes more than avoiding elephants this year in Ndunyuruma Village. The community is located between the lush green slopes of Mount Kenya Forest and the wildlife flats of northern Kenya. At the village center is Ndunyuruma Primary, a small block of classrooms where 53 students… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Can you remember learning to read? What was it like? Did you have someone read to you? Did you have a favorite book? A favorite teacher who helped you? Many of us look back on this time of our childhood with fond memories, and don’t know what was happening in… Read More
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Remember Haiti – After the Ground Stops Shaking
I learned of the 2021 Haiti earthquake when my phone began to buzz just past 7 a.m. on Saturday morning. A colleague I had worked with in Haiti told me the news – that the Caribbean island had just been hit with a massive earthquake, registering 7.2 – an even… Read More
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Handwashing Stations Support Safe Return to School
It was January 2020, just before the start of the pandemic. Indonesian community members, teachers, parents, and FH staff agreed on the importance of a project to install handwashing stations in four local elementary schools. Flash forward to now. Indonesian community members and FH staff are grateful to God and… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Youth were once heroes in Mutambala, a community within Moba, part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DRC is one of the most mineral-rich countries in Africa. But the trade in “blood diamonds” funded wars and human rights abuse for decades. The… Read More
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Community Graduation is Cause for Celebration
Community graduation is Food for the Hungry’s goal for every community. When Food for the Hungry (FH) enters a community, it is a partnership. From the beginning, there is an “exit plan.” Eventually, the community graduates. This means they are now self-sustaining. And that is a day of great celebration… Read More
Child Sponsorship
A Better Life for Children Started with Training for Parents
A better life for children is key to a healthy community in the future. That’s why Food for the Hungry (FH) focuses on making lives better for children specifically, and their parents too. Rapid Change in Vietnam Community FH has been serving the Lien Minh community in… Read More