See how friends like you are make room for joy, love, and meaning this Christmas: 3 stories to inspire you!
What do a small group in Albuquerque, three girls in Alabama, and a mom in Wisconsin have in common? They’re making room for joy, love, and meaning that will last far beyond the season. We hope their stories inspire you to give together, get your kids involved, and honor your loved ones with gifts that let God’s love overflow. 1. Making room for […]
Gifts that strengthen families and help kids grow, learn, and thrive
Your gifts of love from our Gift Catalog are sowing practical seeds of help and hope in homes like Adela’s. Adela and her husband Mariano live in rural Bolivia with their two children, 7-year-old Jhony and 12-year-old Fidelia. Before your love reached their community, life was hard. Their small farm couldn’t always provide enough to eat, and Adela felt helpless when her children […]
Gifts that make room for love – and put food on the table
Betty and Michal worked hard on their small farm in Uganda, but with limited resources they couldn’t grow enough to feed their two daughters or pay school fees.“My children were malnourished because we hardly ate one meal a day. And we were never sure of tomorrow. Life was very difficult,” says Betty, a loving mother. But […]
Seeds of Light
Reverien felt his farm was cloaked in long shadows of scarcity in his village of Burundi. He struggled to grow enough beans and maize to feed his family, let alone afford school fees for six children. But when the FH team arrived, Reverien eagerly embraced the light of knowledge. Through agricultural training and improved seeds, […]
Spiritual growth and physical health grow together Juana’s journey to the light
Darkness seemed to close in on Juana, a 22-year-old mother in a small Bolivian village. She was watching her young boys grow weaker from malnutrition. But then, a ray of light broke through. Our skills training program taught Juana to sew, igniting a spark of self-reliance. This light grew brighter when she received seeds and […]
A Transformation From Self-Ridicule to Self-Worth
At Food for the Hungry (FH), we believe every person has been created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27). Our hope is for every man and woman to feel self-worth and dignity through Christ, especially in their roles as caretakers and providers for their families. Therefore, through Strengthen Communities, we work with local community leaders to […]
How Hope and Clean Water Transformed Lives in Rwanda
Tongati, Rwanda, is nestled amidst picturesque mountains and flowing water, but the community living there struggled with a crucial issue: the water that surrounded them was infested with water-born illnesses. Athalie, a mother of three, struggled to provide clean water for her family, but her life was completely transformed when Food for the Hungry (FH) […]
Transforming Lives Through Meaningful Gifts
Food for the Hungry’s (FH) gift catalog of meaningful gifts make life-changing differences for vulnerable people facing poverty, injustice, and marginalization. Each year the items in it are carefully curated by the countries we serve to include what they need most and every gift has the power to make eternal impact. How Giving Meaningful Gifts […]
FH Gift Catalog Inspires Creative Giving
Instead of sending pricey flowers to Mom this Mother’s Day – that fade within a week – what if you could give a life-changing gift in her name? And imagine that gift could help another Mom in a difficult part of the world overcome poverty. It’s Made Possible by the FH Gift Catalog Here’s how […]
Gift Giving Made Possible by Family Creations
Jocelyn Merkel of Huntsville, Alabama, and her daughters found a hands-on way to make gift giving through the FH Gift Catalog even more personal. “I learned about Food for the Hungry (FH) and child sponsorship at the first IF:Gathering in 2014. That night, I started sponsoring a child in Bolivia,” Jocelyn said. In the years […]