Once again FTN partnered with Hunger Plus to bless the people of the San Luis region of Northern Mexico with 924,000 servings of protein fortified vegetable soup.
Albania – May 2011 Update
A Feeding the Nations team just arrived back from Albania—the second poorest country in Europe. While there, they blessed many families and orphans with food and hope. Their arrival came at a time when the nation struggles with high unemployment and poor wages for those who do find work. The most common way to earn money is to send a family member to Greece to work. Due to the poor economic climate in Greece, most of the Albanians have lost their jobs and have returned home. To survive, some have turned to collecting cans throughout the city, while some women climb the mountains to pick herbs and children spend their days begging.
The team visited the three cities of Lac, Ljushna and Rreshen during their trip, feeding and praying with people living in slums and poor villages. They witnessed poor living conditions, such as homes with no floors and dilapidated ceilings that do little to keep the rain out. One woman asked for sand to help prevent her floors from turning to mud in the rain. They also visited a home where a family of 20 lived with sparse furnishings, one toilet and no shower.
The team worked alongside the church Fjala e Jetes that has started an orphanage that cares for 12 children. They would like to welcome more children, but don’t have the financial means at this point. They have also started the Hope for Children center that cares for children living in slums. Each afternoon as many as 70 children visit the center that offers them their only hope for an education. Some children walk over 4 miles to get there so they can learn to read, write, speak English and use a computer. They read from the Bible, play sports and receive food, while they are there.
We praise God for all the team was able to do in Albania. Thank you to everyone who has given to our efforts to make this trip possible. It impacted the lives of so many people there, giving them food and offering them hope. We look forward to reaching the nation with even more assistance throughout this year, but we need your help. Will you join with us?
Nicaragua – May 2011 Update
Good news! The two containers with 570,120 meals that were shipped on February 28, 2011 and March 8, 2011 arrived on May 14, 2011 and May 19, 2011 at Mission For Christ in Jinotega. Distributions are taking place now and many children are being fed.
Liberia – May 2011 Update
FTN and Global Assistance were able to bless the people of the Gorzohn Community by loading another container with 270,864 meals on May 25, 2011. The following stories are examples of two children that have benefitted from the recent shipments of food
Marbaylo Logan lost her father to malaria when she was two and her mother to rabies from a dog bite when she was five. She went to live with an uncle and aunt who already have 7 children. Putting the family children first, Marbaylo was often the last to eat and was getting food only if there is enough for everyone else. She was brought to us by a stall woman (food merchant) who said she was caught several times stealing. Marbaylo was malnourished and small for her age when she came to us in August 2008, and did not know how to eat with a fork or spoon. She was a problem at first as she attempted on several occasions to steal food even though she was being fed. One of our cooks took her on as a special project, picking her up on her way to the feeding center and taking her to church on Sundays. Marbaylo is now well adjusted and likes to help the cooks. She is 9 years old but only in the second grade because she was only able to start attending school in 2009.Angerline’s mother died in childbirth when she was only 18 months old. Her father works in the bush (jungle) cutting wood and is only home a few days every month or two. Angerline is living with her widowed grandmother who has no means of support. When she came to us Angerline was malnourished with symptoms of starving. Her hair was light and falling out, her tummy was distended with Kwashiorkor Syndrome, and her skin was dull and papery.
Angerline was admitted to the feeding program in September of 2008. She was in such bad shape that she needed to be fed smaller amounts more often until she could tolerate a full meal. Now after two years she is a bright and energetic child. She is attending 1st grade this year and doing well.
Malawi – May 2011 Update
FTN recently received a letter from David Morrison, Director of Iris Ministries in Blantyre. He writes:
Dear Friends,
The living conditions in southern Malawi are very challenging for thousands of households. High temperatures and minimal annual rainfalls make it very difficult for subsistent farmers to provide their families with food security. The HIV/AIDs pandemic has left a destructive path of thousands of children without the care and support they need. The elderly are working extremely hard, with very few resources, struggling to survive, yet for the sake of the children, they persevere.
We appreciate your support in joining our efforts to care for some of the most impoverished people. Together, we can make a big difference, saving lives, and providing hope to some of the poorest.
We are committed to developing programs which lead the poor to a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle, but as you know, progress in this area is slow. We are excited that our efforts in training local families in better farming methods are starting to bear fruit. However, there is still a long journey before us, and our hearts go out especially to the elderly who are parenting orphans.
On behalf of Iris Ministries and the Beneficiaries, I say “thank you”!
David Morrison
Director
Iris Ministries, Blantyre
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