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Haiti: Love Arrived

June 27, 2017 by Feeding the Nations

On Valentine’s Day, we sent a load of food to Haiti. And the love has arrived!

One of the recipients of this Valentine’s shipment is a woman who takes care of five kids—one of whom is her daughter, while the other four were orphaned when her sister died a few years ago.

This woman is always smiling and trying very hard to be a good mom to all the kids. Having this food means the world to her; she can feed all five of them, so they can grow strong and healthy. The whole family is grateful for the huge blessing. And they hope we will continue to help meet their needs.

We want to continue helping people like this kind and generous woman who is caring for her sister’s children and her own, even in the midst of difficult and desperate living conditions.

Our efforts to reach families like this one will continue. But we can’t do it alone. It takes partnerships with people like you to be able to send this nutrition and hope to those who need it most. Will you join with us?

Haiti: Giving More Than Food to Odeline’s Orphanage

June 20, 2017 by Feeding the Nations

Together we are making a difference. And together we are giving more than food. We recently received this update from Haiti, and as you can see, the children of Odeline’s Orphanage are not only receiving consistent nutrition, but also Bible stories and hope for the future:

We help the children from Odeline’s Orphanage. We have helped Odeline and her children for a long time and the children are very thankful for our help. They live in difficult circumstances and don’t have much other means of support. We come with our truck a few times a month and drop off Feed My Starving Children manna packs. They love the food! We sing songs with them and help them to memorize a bible verse.

We also share other supplies as we can like clothing, toys, blankets and other household items. The structure in the picture is typical of buildings in Haiti. They construct these buildings with cinder blocks and a tin roof. This is where we meet with them and distribute the food. Although they have very little, as you can see on their faces they are thankful.

Help us to continue these efforts. Click the donate button below:

Haiti: The Faces of Hurricane Relief

June 6, 2017 by Feeding the Nations

It is easy to hear disaster reports in the news and, while saddened by the devastation, not see the faces of those who have been affected. Today, we want to show you some of those faces. These are people whose lives forever changed when Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti on October 4, 2016. And now they give thanks for provisions provided that offer a glimmer of hope as they continue to recover.

By working alongside other organizations and thanks to individual donations, we have delivered meals to families who lost their homes, as well as to women, children and the elderly. This food has kept families from experiencing disaster-related starvation and malnutrition. It has given them security in knowing they don’t have to look for food elsewhere; instead they can focus on shelter and other immediate life needs.

The following are three stories of survivors who have received some of our food provisions, as reported by our partners Foursquare Disaster Relief and Feed My Starving Children:

Romain Fortune has 4 children and is a single mother. Her husband passed away a number of years ago. She and her children were not harmed by the hurricane, but lost their home in the storm. Through the food relief we provided, she was able to focus on shelter repair, as well as get back to work.

Adeline Jouassaint (15 years old) lives in Jeremie and is a recipient of food aid, as she lives in our Jeremie Orphanage that was blown away by the hurricane.

Yonise Louise and her husband care for her family of 11 children in a tin shack that was repaired after the hurricane. She works by washing clothes and preparing small food items on the street. Her husband has been very ill for years, and with him unable to work, she takes care of the family and some of their nieces and nephews. She was able to get back to work without needing to worry about feeding the family and continue making her business work which supports them daily for food, water and other needs. Without her working, they cannot make it.

Foursquare Haiti continues to have favor with the cities of Jeremie and Les Cayes as we continue to minister to the physical needs that they face. Through food aid, we are able to compound our impact in addressing the food insecurity of so many families and children after Hurricane Matthew, and are very thankful for the partnership and support this food gave.

By working together, we can bless people in times of great need. Will you consider joining with us so we can reach more people like Romain, Adeline and Yonise? Any amount you can provide will go a long way in showing the love of God to those who need it most. Simply click the button below:

Haiti: Continuing Our School Meal Program

April 7, 2017 by Feeding the Nations

Over the past few years, we have helped feed thousands of children in Haiti on a daily basis thanks to our long-standing partnership with Fishers of Men Ministries in Port au Prince, Haiti. In 2016, we sent multiple shipments of rice/vegetable meals that were distributed to 6,000 children each day in 24 schools and orphanages throughout Haiti.

The food is making a difference! Just take a look at this letter from Fedrique Tarjette, missions director for FOMM:

Thank you for helping us to feed children and families in Haiti and making the lives of the people of the nation better.

Some of Haiti’s poorest population live on less than $1 a day, while about 80% of the country lives on less than $2 a day. The country’s estimated unemployment rate as of 2010 was 40.6%. In Haiti 90% of the schools are private schools. These are very diverse in terms of quality, focus and resources, and are run by religious organizations, non-governmental organizations or for-profit institutions. Being privately owned, these schools usually require payment of tuition fees. Along with the cost of transportation, books and the mandatory uniforms, it is very difficult financially for Haitians to send their children to school.

FOMM has been able to provide daily meals in 24 private schools all throughout the nation. With parents already struggling to provide for their families in other aspects of life, it is also difficult for them to provide the adequate meals needed in order for their children to receive the proper nutrition. This issue of nutrition in turn affects the students’ ability to successfully obtain a proper education. With the help of the FTN (Feeding The Nations) school meal program, we are able to not only boost the students’ motivation in school and, therefore, improve their learning abilities, but also are able to boost the morale of the school staff and the parents as well.

Thank you to everyone who joined with us to make this school meal program possible. Help us continue this mission and others like it by clicking the button below:

Hurricane Matthew Update: Feeding 12,000 Children in Haiti

December 14, 2016 by Feeding the Nations

We have news to celebrate! We were able to provide food for people affected by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. We sent 272,160 meals—enough to feed 12,000 children one meal a day for 135 days. The food reached children in the valley near Gonaives, north of Port au Prince. This area has experienced severe drought for a couple of years. Then Hurricane Matthew hit them hard and brought a new disaster.

Northern Friends of Haiti, an organization founded for the purpose of developing sustainable solutions to the lack of basic human requirements in central Haitian rural communities, gratefully received and distributed these provisions of food. We have provided them with food in the past and will continue to do so. Thank you to everyone who helped us respond to these people in need. Together we are making a difference.

And, this Christmas, we ask you to prayerfully consider how you can impact the world for Christ in 2017. This year, you’re invited to give a gift that may not be shiny and beautiful. Honestly, it’s more like nuts and bolts, and down to earth gritty details. But it’s important and vital to our mission of feeding hungry people around the world. To learn more about this gift that will feed more people around the world—just like these precious children in Haiti—click the button below: