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HOW ONE CHURCH IS BREWING HOPE (AND HOW YOUR CHURCH CAN TOO!)

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“It’s the Gospel in action.”  This three-year project is packed with passion!  Expedition Church, led Pastor Donovan Christian, are passionate about sharing God’s love in practical ways. That’s why they’ve partnered with a community in Guatemala who are passionate about coffee-growing!  Called ‘Pulpa y Pasion’ (Pulp and Passion), the project is empowering 25 coffee-growing families with training and resources to help them develop their own thriving coffee […]

YOUR GOATS MAKE LIFE-CHANGING GIFTS!

1,000 families in Ethiopia are so grateful for your goats. See their messages of thanks to you right now! You can see in the video how excited families in Ethiopia are to receive your gift of goats. That’s because they provide milk and meat for growing bodies, fertilizer for thriving crops, and baby goats to sell for income. Plus, […]

From Hunger to Hope with the Gift of a Goat

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Stephen is a loving father who toiled from dawn to dark farming his small plot in Uganda. But despite all his hard work, he battled to grow enough food for his family.  Stephen and his wife Kayanga knew they needed to try something new to earn more income, but they didn’t have the knowledge or the resources.   “The situation was […]

Gifts that strengthen families and help kids grow, learn, and thrive

Adela's strengthened familty

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

Uganda Impact Gift Catalog Story

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

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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

Livelihoods - Integrated Child Focused Community Transformation

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

HEALTH and WASH - COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUPPORTED WITH ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER

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) […]

Gift Policy:
You may send small, flat paper-based items that can fit into a standard #10 size envelope, have a value of less than $5 dollars and weigh less than 4 ounces. We ask that you send small, flat items of this size because shipping is expensive and even small gift items can cause issues clearing customs.

You can send postcards or photographs, however, we ask that you visit here for more details about culturally appropriate guidelines for photos and other images. Please write the child’s ID # on the back of each item that you enclose with your letter to ensure that it reaches him/her.
 
Best gifts to send your sponsored child:
  • Paper dolls
  • Postcards
  • Pictures of yourself or family
  • Sports cards, individual cards (baseball, soccer, football)
  • Stickers (flat, paper-based, only a few at a time)
  • Paper-based simple bookmarks, stationery, drawing, or writing paper (single sheets)
  • Coloring pages (single sheets, not books)

Please do NOT send:
  • Monetary gifts
  • Liquids, candy, or food
  • Batteries or magnets

Please note, all items should be compliant with airline transport and safety regulations. Gifts that don’t meet the gift policy will be donated to a local Christian non-profit organization in Phoenix, Arizona, that works with low-income families. We will not be able to return them.