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He seemed like such a nice bloke

The replies are heralding love for the suffering, only those who are there can give us the picture. Many have spoke of their faith, rich with a history of compassion. It is difficult work, but I heard they would do nothing else. For some nothing, but hands on wrestling with the plaguing issues give them peace, they must help, its in their soul.
This reminds me of comedian’s tale, but I have to share. I was searching Facebook for missionaries that were atheist and found them, but there a welcome was a picture of my favorite gecko saying he saved 10% for being unaffiliated with any religion. It was astounding, they had the character to own it, when many do not. I don’t know if I will ever locate some atheist missionaries, but I will let you know.
We are currently asking for input from Evangelist on making missionaries, I will share them as they come in. I learned that the United States is split on faith as well, and in some instances I am not sure of some organizations validity, not in work, but in spirit. Some of the mercy providers keep a low profile to enable smooth operation, there is conflict, but feeding the needy is vital.
Yes, it is an imperfect world, and luckily a few fed many.

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Dear Coleman, Have you ever wondered if you can really make a difference in the life of a child 7,000 miles away? I’d like to introduce you to Naresiah, an 8-year-old Masai girl living in the Kenyan village of Sombet. Her family struggles under the weight of crushing poverty and as they cook their meager meals over an open fire in their one-room hut, smoke fills the home and threatens little Naresiah’s health. Help now Watch her story to see how you are bringing help and hope to a village in Africa. Coleman, right now your special gift of $25, $50, $100 or more can provide the relief and support needed to help vulnerable families like Naresiah’s rise up out of poverty. Thanks to an Operation Blessing agriculture project supported by partners like you, Naresiah’s family is now able to grow nutritious food to eat and earn the income they need to build a new home and use their old hut as a separate kitchen. Thank you for your compassion for those in need! May God bless you, Bill Horan, President Operation Blessing International P.S. Thanks to Operation Blessing partners like you, Naresiah is even attending school in her village and collecting clean drinking water from a new well. Will you continue to make a difference today? A Mission You Can Believe In. A Charity You Can Trust. In fiscal year 2011, more than 99% of OBI’s total expenses went toward humanitarian relief programs. OBI has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of "America's most efficient charities" and the Chronicle of Philanthropy ranks Operation Blessing as the 6th largest international charity in the country. SHARE ON FACEBOOK       HOME       TELL A FRIEND       DONATE   Copyright 2013 by Operation Blessing International of this page and all contents. No part of this site may be used without prior written consent from OBI. All Rights Reserved. This message was sent to you at colemanweeks@msn.com. Click these links if you'd like to update your profile or unsubscribe. Questions or comments? Email us.

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Bob Aiken is scouting for some resources to feed the starving

 

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		Dear Coleman, This is your last chance to double the impact of your gift, and get nutritious fruits and vegetables to families in need, thanks to our matching grant from Coupons for Change. “With our national initiative to source a total of 1 billion pounds of produce within the next 3 years, we need significantly larger quantities of nutritious fresh food,” says James Borys, Director of Fresh Produce at Feeding America. “Network demand is consistently growing, and our food bank members need more fresh produce.” Unfortunately, we don’t always have the necessary funding to say “yes” to accept the fresh food donation offers from farmers. And saying “no” to items that are in high demand, like produce, is frustrating. Please give today to help us take advantage of the fresh produce donations.   Very truly yours, Bob Aiken Chief Executive Officer Feeding America P.S. Don’t forget, your gift today will have twice the impact!
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How do we feed the world's starving- The Feeding America Connection

http://www.eriefoodbank.org/ Second Harvest sets a record of nearly 1 million pounds of food distributed in November. Total poundage for year reaches 9,379,369, a 32 percent increase in two years.
http://www.centralpafoodbank.org/ during the past year, the Food Bank distributed more than 22 million pounds of food. That is the equivalent of 2.5 tractor-trailer loads of food distributed every day of the year!
http://www.channelsfoodrescue.com/  serving 100,000 persons annually. In addition, Channels’ Kitchen School supplies meals to 600 children daily in 15 sites of our Kids Cafes.
http://www.philabundance.org/ Philabundance provides food to approximately 72,000 people per week through our network of  nearly 500 member agencies including food cupboards, shelters, emergency kitchen, and more.
http://www.berksfoodbank.org/ more than 1,300,000 meals annually at soup kitchens and shelters and an average of 23,000 individuals receive food monthly
http://www.foodwarehouse.org/  1.2 million lbs distribution in November  for a cumulative total of over 23 million lbs. of food.
http://www.ceopeoplehelpingpeople.org/ distributes over 4.8 million pounds of food annually
http://www.rifoodbank.org/ feed more than 66,000 people each month. One in three served is a child under the age of 18.
http://www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/hope  annually distributes 19 million pounds of food to a network of more than 350 faith-based and nonprofit food programs in coastal South Carolina.

http://www.harvesthope.org/  distributed over 28 million pounds of food last year and fed approximately 38,000 people a week.

http://www.feedingsouthdakota.org/ distributed 12.5 million pounds of food

http://www.chattfoodbank.org/ distributes over 11,000,000 pounds of food annually
http://www.netfoodbank.org/ distributes over 7,000,000 pounds of food annually
http://secondharvestetn.org/ Second Harvest is a United Way Partner. We receive designations and grant funding from the United Way that averages 3% our annual budget. Many of our own agencies (that receive food from us) are also United Way Partners.
http://www.midsouthfoodbank.org/ Mid-South Food Bank serves 227 agencies with 332 charitable feeding programs in 31 counties in west Tennessee
http://secondharvestmidtn.org/ distributed 23,955,957 pounds of food to over 400 Partner Agencies providing close to 20 million meals of food
http://www.fbwct.org/ for every ten dollars donated, we provide enough food for 45 meals. in 2012 we distributed 3 million pounds of emergency food
http://www.hpfb.org/ The Food Bank distributes over 650,000 pounds of food each month
http://www.austinfoodbank.org/ In Fiscal Year 2011-12, CAFB provided more than 22 million pounds of food
http://www.mountaineerfoodbank.org/ distributes more than 10,000,000 pounds of food annually
http://southtexasfoodbank.org/ distributes more than 9,000,000 pounds of food annually
http://www.spfb.org/ distributes over 7,000,000, pounds of food annually
www.wtxfoodbank.org  distributes 10,000,000 pounds of food annually

http://www.foodbankrgv.com/  In 2011, over 1 million individuals were fed through our various programs, for a total amount of 31 million pounds of non-perishable, frozen and fresh food distributed through over 200 agencies (churches, shelters, etc.).

http://www.safoodbank.org/ provided more than 48 million pounds of food.
http://www.easttexasfoodbank.org/ In 2012, over 16 million pounds of food was distributed to hungry East Texans equaling 14 million meals.
http://www.victoriafoodbank.org/ distributes over 3,000,000 pounds of food annually
http://wfafb.org/ In 2010 nearly 3.4 million pounds of food were distribute to assist more than 135 nonprofit partners agencies
https://www.utahfoodbank.org/ Last year, the Grocery Rescue program collected nearly 12 million pounds of food through over 200 stores and 18 participating agencies
http://fredfood.org/ For every $25 donation, we can provide enough food for 75 meals for children and families in need.
http://www.hrfoodbank.org/ distributed 8.2 million pounds of food in 2012
http://www.foodbankonline.org/ Since its inception, the Food bank has distributed over 214 million meals through Partner Agencies and Programs
http://www.feedmore.org/ Distribution Center provided food for 15 million meals last year
http://www.faswva.org/ Last year volunteers donated more than 18,000 hours at the Feeding America Southwest Virginia
http://www.brafb.org/  We are an emergency food assistance agency that serves more than 120,000 people each month that is a record in the Food Bank’s history. Last year, we distributed more than 17 million meals to hungry families across the Blue Ridge.
Feeding America's network feeds over 37 million Americans every year.
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That is the super effort spent to feed the starving in the United States by Feeding America. The size of this list is the smallest thing about them as they distribute meals to 37 million people a year with 3 billion pounds of food. This organization keeps a non-secular posture so everyone will fill welcome.
We saw the starving, almost half under-employed and in some regions averaging one third of what income is above the line of poverty. Single mothers and their children suffer the most frequently, but retired people and unemployed adults, half of them have been unemployed for over two years. I am some of the last baby boomers and the job market is forgetful of my generation, many professionals are assistants and uneducated folks are unemployable. Employment is to pay our bills and save for a rainy day, not go serve fast-food and stop by the food bank on your way home. Fortunately, a few fed many.
I would like to review UNICEF next; its efforts and character are very different from Feed My Starving Children and Feeding America and should be a stark contrast. Evangelist have built many missionaries, I am going there as well.

Who is needing assistance in America and who is feeding them?

The end of Humanity

How do we feed the world's starving, who needs food in America and who is feeding them?

+ food pantries, soup kitchens, residential and after-school programs.

Up to this point, we have seen shadows of the needy. We know that over half of the people assisted at the food banks have a job. We know that up to forty percent are on fixed income, mainly Social Security. Religion does not hamper these folks from paying their bills with the income available, and the food banks are non-denominational to insure fair, even-handed treatment. In some countries religion could be an instigator, but not in the United States. Economic hardship is common in the United States and that would hold down wages. There are some intangibles here and some tangibles.

 2011 U. S. Poverty statistics include 46.2 million People (15.0 percent) in poverty.

Suffering the brunt is families with children (20.6 percent), especially households with children headed by single women (36.8 percent) or single men (24.9 percent), Black non-Hispanic households (25.1 percent) and Hispanic households (26.2 percent).

In 2011, 4.8 million seniors (over age 60), or 8.4% of all seniors were challenged to feed themselves on their retirement stipends. The threat of “going hungry” or starving exists in every county in America, ranging from a low of 2.4 percent to 35.2 percent.

Citing the 2010 Census, many people believe because 96% of parents classified as poor said their children were never hungry that many middle-class and upper-middle-class kids are eating lunch at taxpayer expense. I think most folks are capable of understanding the shame of starving. For parents who work doing the best they can, accepting tough time’s means doing without is a socially acceptable path for the starving, and what kid wants to admit he does not have it as good as his classmates and peers. This is a demonstration of humanities nasty habit of saying what fits their needs, blindly espousing their incredible insight. The infinite conflict of Good versus Evil, right or wrong, selfish versus compassion, whatever the struggle, good versus evil is the base. As much as it shames me to admit, some people are so selfish they do not care. Fortunately, since the beginning of humanity a few have fed many. That is a shadowy glimpse of America’s starving, now back to those feeding them.

http://eifoodbank.org/ The Food bank accepts donated and discounted food from a variety of sources and distributes it to 220 emergency food programs

http://www.hhfoodbank.org/  Hoosier Hills Food Bank provides over three million pounds of food annually to nearly 100 other non-profits serving an estimated 7,500 people each week and 25,800 individuals annually.

http://www.tristatefoodbank.org/ Today we disburse over 7 million pounds of food each year to over 250 feeding programs in 33 counties.
http://www.chfb.org/  Distributing eleven million pounds of food annually.
http://www.foodbanknwi.org/ acquires stores and distributes over 4.9 million pounds of food throughout Lake and Porter Counties.

http://www.gleaners.org/  began in a three-and-a-half-car garage in 1980, but today distributes over twenty million pounds of food.
http://www.food-finders.org/ Food Finders Food Bank distributes more than 6 million pounds of food annually to a network of non-profit organizations that work to alleviate hunger

http://www.curehunger.org/ Celebrating 30 yrs of service.

http://www.feedindiana.org/ Distributed Six million pounds of food in 2012.

http://www.archindy.org/cc/terrehaute/programs-foodbank.html The Terre Haute Catholic Charities Food bank distributes the equivalent of nearly two million meals each year to approximately 75 other charitable agencies.

http://www.kansasfoodbank.org/ serving over 500 hunger-relief partners in 85 counties, with over 11.5 million lbs. of food distributed in the past year.

http://www.feedingamericaky.org/  150 meals in twenty-seven years.

http://www.godspantry.org/ Feeding the needy.

http://daretocare.org/ Distributed fifteen million pounds of food in 2012

http://www.fbcenla.org/site/  serve more than 22,400 people every month.

http://www.brfoodbank.org/ distributed more than 11 million pounds of food in 2010

http://www.fbnela.org/ We distribute over 3,000,000 pounds of food annually

http://no-hunger.org/  262,800 people, including 82,000 children and 40,000 seniors, receive emergency food assistance each year through Second Harvest Food Bank and its 235 faith-based and nonprofit member agencies.

http://www.foodbanknla.org/ Distributed 6,900,000 pounds of food last year.

http://www.gbfb.org/ Distributed over 35,000,000 of food last year

http://www.foodbankwma.org/ distributes more than six million pounds of food

http://www.foodbank.org/ We service the Hunger-Free Network of 145 partner agencies in the 60 towns across Worcester County to bring relief to 100,796 people in need.

http://www.mdfoodbank.org/site/c.mgLPIYOzGlF/b.5551677/k.BF32/Home.htm distributed more than 26.5 million pounds of food through a network of 600 soup kitchens, pantries, and shelters  

http://www.foodbankwma.org/ working with our community to reduce hunger and increase food security.

http://www.foodbank.org/ The Worcester County Food Bank collects, inspects, and stores donated food and grocery product and distributes it through a network of 145 partner agencies to help feed hungry people living in 60 cities and towns in Central Massachusetts.
http://www.gsfb.org/ Distributes 13,000,000 pounds of food annually
http://www.foodgatherers.org/ distributes over five million pounds of food annually
http://www.foodbankofscm.org/  The Food Bank of South Central Michigan manages several activities, all geared towards its mission of getting food to households in need.
http://www.feedingamericawestmichigan.org/ Distributing over 22,000,000 pounds of food annually
http://www.gcfb.org/site/PageServer 43,939,306 pounds of food distributed annually

http://www.fbem.org/ Today the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan provides over 21 million pounds of food each year to those in need through more than 415 partner agencies.

http://www.forgottenharvest.org/ Forgotten Harvest rescued, harvested, and distributed nearly 44 million lbs of great food in 2012 and now America's #1 Food Rescue Relief organization.

http://northcountryfoodbank.org/index.htm distributes over 4 million pounds of food products to more than 244 hunger relief agencies in northwest Minnesota and part of Grand Forks, North Dakota, on an annual basis.

http://www.northernlakesfoodbank.org/ 4,336,750 pounds of food annually

http://secondharvestncfb.com/ Each year 28,700 people in this area seek emergency food assistance from Second Harvest or our 145 partner agencies. Each week we help an estimated 3,500 people

http://www.channel-one.org/   distributes 7,453,462 pounds of food annually

http://www.2harvest.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage collected, warehoused and distributed more than 76 million pounds of food in 2012!

Miss Deborah

Miss Deborah     One of millions of people needing assistance

How do we feed the world's starving- Feeding Americans

Many holy men lived their entire lives, and sometimes lost them to copy the scriptures and the Gospels of Jesus’ disciples. Their sacrifices reinforced the faith and provided the bible. Yes, there was corruption and evil, holy wars where both sides were wrong but the faith if not the church did battle evil. The holy ones in the trenches suffering to help their fellow man with love and compassion wrestled evil hand to hand. Each missionary is the worker that paints the art giving it beauty, the beauty of the love in his or her heart.

The confederation of missionaries we read about up to this point all share the same effective, efficient food system and donors. They are independent organizations that benefit from Feed My Starving Children  http://fmsc.org and its juggernaut operation. Can you imagine needing to feed the starving and you hear Feed My Starving Children are in town, juggernaut. Please visit their web site, I was blown away at what they do.

Now I look to organizations feeding the starving in the United States. Who is starving in the country and who is feeding them, these questions will provide some illumination on how we feed the starving?

http://feedingamerica.org/  Clients of Feeding America member food banks and their partner agencies are often unable to access or afford the variety and quantity of foods needed for a healthful diet. The Feeding America network of more than 200 member food banks has created a strong foundation geared towards getting wholesome staples to the 37 million people we serve each year. Through the assistance of local and national food assistance programs, Feeding America is able to provide nutritious, fresh foods to Americans struggling with hunger; safe and nurturing places for children to have a meal; emergency assistance for disaster victims; as well as a chance at self-sufficiency for adults trying to break the cycle of poverty and hunger.

With a network of 200 member food banks across the country, Feeding America supplies more the 3 billion pounds of food and grocery products annually.

http://www.foodbankofalaska.org/   Food Bank of Alaska believes that no one deserves to be hungry. Since 1979, we have been securing donated food for nonprofit agencies to distribute to hungry Alaskans.

http://www.fairbanksfoodbank.org/index.cfm/m/1/Home/   The primary purpose of the Fairbanks Community Food Bank Service, Inc. is to provide food for hungry people and to distribute surplus food that would ordinarily be discarded. All locally collected food is distributed without charge.

 http://www.kpfoodbank.org/index.html In 2012, the Food Bank served almost 20,000 meals (an average of 1,600 meals per month) through the on-site Fireweed Diner, and processed over a million pounds of food. Direct Service clients, those adults and children receiving federal commodities and/or emergency food boxes, numbered 7,306 families in 2012, with an average of 609 families per month.

 http://www.seakfoodbank.org/   On a typical Saturday, we hand out food to anywhere from 10 to 40 people, and we give out anywhere from 500 to 2200 pounds of food, depending upon how much food we have to hand out, and the demand for these items.

http://www.kodiakbaptistmission.org/ As a Christian social service organization in Alaska, the purpose of Kodiak Baptist Mission is to improve the quality of life of children and their families by ministering to their unmet physical, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual needs, by following the example set forth in the life of Jesus Christ.

http://www.feedingal.org/  The mission of the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama is to serve people in need by securing and storing surplus food and household items and distributing it through local partnering service agencies.

http://fbofna.org/  Back in 1984, a group of committed individuals started the Food Bank of North Alabama with one VISTA volunteer and a desk at the Huntsville Madison County Senior Center. Today we provide food assistance to over 100,000 people in North Alabama through a network of over 200 agencies.

http://www.montgomeryareafoodbank.org/Index.html  Since 1986, The Montgomery Area Food Bank fights hunger and poverty in South Central Alabama by distributing food and other donated products to over 800 non-profit member agencies serving 35 counties. Through this food network, our partnering charity organizations provide free food to low income residents by distributing bags of groceries or on-site feeding (soup kitchen) programs.

http://www.bayareafoodbank.org/ Charity Navigator names Bay Area Food Bank one of the nation's "10 Top-Notch Charities" and #1 charity in Alabama.

http://www.nwafoodbank.org/#!Home/mainPage Browse this month's newsletter, or see what's on the calendar at the food bank.  The NWA Food Bank has an annual service count of over 450,000 people, and there is always something happening from food drives to special events.                              

​ http://www.rvrfoodbank.org/ we were distributing 4 million pounds feeding on average 30,000 people a month through our member agencies.  

http://www.foodbankofnea.org/ The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas works to eliminate hunger by distributing food to people in need through a network of non-profit agencies and programs.

http://www.arkansasfoodbank.org/The Arkansas Food bank is a cornerstone of hunger relief that acquires and distributes, through local and national partnerships, large quantities of food and other resources to hungry people.

http://www.harvesttexarkana.org/ Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank’s mission is to alleviate hunger in southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas through food distribution and education.  Through our network of over 100 agencies in 10 counties, the food bank provides food resources to the hungry in our region. This new web site serves to educate about the continuing need, motivate visitors to help, and offer help to those in need.

http://unitedfoodbank.org/  providing more than 45,200 meals to hungry people in Arizona every day.

http://www.firstfoodbank.org/ On a daily basis in Arizona, 1 in 4 children, 1 in 5 Arizonans and 1 in 7 seniors face the prospect of going to bed hungry.

http://communityfoodbank.com/   “Through education, advocacy, and the acquisition, storage, and distribution of food, we will anticipate and meet the food needs of the hungry in our community.”

http://www.yumafoodbank.org/  May 15, 2013, The Yuma Community Food Bank set a new record by serving 480 separate families in one day 9am to 2pm.

http://www.foodbankccs.org/ The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano works to end hunger and increase access to nutritious food for low-income individuals and families through a comprehensive group of programs that combat hunger and its causes.

Another view of How we feed the world's starving

Deanna Sutherland found the query significant and explained to me precisely what I wish I said, but could not. I thank her for her concise view and sharing superb communication skills. This is an example of the organizations working, so often the respondents to our query are the founders, directors, and senior executives who took the time to share, and revealing the assiduousness that sets them apart from the rest.

Dear Coleman, 

Yes, please accept my apologies for not responding to your request earlier. The info@caremin.com goes to the Hong Kong Development office of ICM and you caught us during a particularly busy time. Not only are we understaffed with many of our volunteers on holiday, but it is during the summer that we prepare for our largest fundraising event of the year (held in HK for nearly 1000 people, which last year raised US$1.2million). We are also working on preparing the annual report during the summer. So we haven't had the extra hands we need to answer queries like yours that require more than a simple response. I'm sure you understand. 

I can only answer your question for myself, not for the others who work with ICM.   

The Bible teaches that we are made in the image of God. And of course, we can't fully know what that means. But we can make some guesses. Of course, that means that we were made to be creative as God is creative. And we were made to have authority, to be caretakers of the world, as God is of us. But it also means we were made to be relational as God is relational in the Trinity.  

I've thought a lot about how that last point. Before time, God existed in a Trinity relationship. The father, son, and spirit within the God-head existed in a living, loving, dynamic, interactive, joyful, worshipful, serving relationship. Throughout scripture, there are glimpses of what that relationship was like. But the one thing that stands out to me is how they relate to each other. They enjoy each other. They serve each other. Each has a role, but they defer to each other. And it is out of this relationship we were created. 

In creation, it was as if God said, let's create man and woman, and invite them into the dance with us. Let's invite them to join us in relationship - in fellowship with us. Worshiping, serving, enjoying, deferring, interacting, and loving.   

Of course, we messed it all up by insisting we wanted to dance according to our own rules and He's been trying to bring us back for all history. 

But your question is to "explain the gain of working for the Lord on your well being to encourage others to love their neighbors.” Since we are made in the image of God, we will find our greatest joy, satisfaction, fulfillment, affirmation, sense of "home", when we are doing what God made us to do. And that's to do the things the Trinity has been doing since the beginning of time. To serve, to love, to honor our brothers, to put others first. When we serve, we are doing what Jesus did. We are doing what we were ultimately made to do. We are doing what God knows will give us the greatest meaning and fulfillment in life.  

No greater love has anyone than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. That's what God did for us. And He did it for the joy set before Him. And when we lay down our lives for others, there's joy set before us as well.  

That's what motivates me.   

Warmly, 

Deanna 

Deanna Sutherland

Executive Director-International Care Ministries - Hong Kong - http://www.caremin.com/

Wow, that is what I felt, like I was at home. I personally have managed miniscule acts of work for the Lord, it is a reflex, but when I feel warm and as if the hand of God was on my shoulder it is because, I am at home, and it is joy.

Chapter 1 how do we feed the starving

After researching this syndicate, I found some interesting things. In this group all are missionaries, the vast majority being Christian. Through this past millennium, Christian missionaries fed the poor and evangelized the indigenous people worldwide. As the inquisition and such brutal persuasion eased, missionary work took hold as the official hand of conversion. The percentage of the population involved in these activities varied, but the fact that some fed many is a constant of the ages.

Due to the evangelism being a vital component I included those who mainly evangelize or distribute Bibles, the missionaries base their accomplishments on it. How the missionaries are affected by their work and why they care is another common denominator. I have requested simple interviews, which often are affirmations, and I am going to share them. My Query below:

 Greetings,
                 My name is Coleman Weeks and I am an author. I am writing a non-fiction book titled "How are we feeding the worlds starving?" and need your help. Not only will I explain the charity accomplishments, operation, and efficiency ratings, but we will apply equal effort on discussing how this work benefits the operators and participants spiritually.

I hope that this study will strengthen all of God's people by explaining our fulfillment. In my meager role in the Lord's plan, I have felt the hand of Jesus on my shoulder, and that provided me with confidence in my acts of kindness. I can only wonder about your spiritual fulfillment realized by the immense heavy lifting you accomplish. 

Please take a moment to explain the gain of working for the Lord on your well being to encourage others to love their neighbors. I know you are very busy and I am asking a great deal, but my time is limited and your help is needed. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
Coleman Weeks
(239) 405-4339 or Colemanweeks@msn.com

 Dear Mr. Weeks. Thank you for contacting us recently, telling us about your non-fiction book, “How are we feeding the world’s starving?” It sounds like an interesting work and one that you are committed.

As you may know, we distributed 14,000,000 meals to the hungry and needy people of Haiti last year. It is a large and important task and requires a lot of effort on many peoples’ parts in order to accomplish it. We are so blessed to have wonderful donors and sponsors who make it possible to serve these “least of them” for God’s Kingdom in Haiti. As Bobby and Sherry Burnette look back on their 28 years of service in the mission field, they recognize that everything that Love A Child has been able to do have been because of God and His faithfulness. Their time in the mission filed has been a great testimony to the power of living by Faith. When the Lord would put a new project into their hearts, they would not question it, or debate how it could ever be done. They went ahead with confidence knowing that since He had asked it, He would provide for it. Bobby and Sherry always say that serving the Lord, even in the harsh mission field of Haiti, is a Joy, it is not a burden. They see this to from so many of the short-term mission team members who come for days at a time to live as missionaries. When they are ready to leave to go back to their homes and families in the US, many say they got more out of their service than the people they served. Bobby frequently reminds us that only that which is done for the Kingdom is lasting. Bobby and Sherry have learned that when you live by Faith, you learn to demonstrate that “love is something that you do.” I hope these reflections help you in gaining material for your book, and I apologize for being so long to reply to your request for help. Please let us know if there is anything else, you think you may need.

Good luck with your book, and Best Blessings,

Rad Hazelip | Assistant Executive Director            www.loveachild.com

The next answer to my question was from Jerry and Barbara Krosnowski, directors and founders of Risen Savior Missions, for more insight on these generals in evangelical army of missionaries feeding orphans and grown-ups in the direst conditions. After decades of this work, they have sacrifice and joy when they accomplish their goals. In the July,2013 newsletter below, Jerry describes what he sees as terror.

 It is very unusual newsletter because these missionary pictures were at night in Manila. Did you know that RSM's distribution partner TNK’s outreach with FMSC/RSM donated vitamin packed food, is the only full time charity in Manila doing this kind of work with Street children at such a grand scale 24/7. This makes us as an American charity and you as donors the only American charity shipping humanitarian relief food for this kind of missionary night work with the thousands of homeless and parentless Street children in cooperation with our Philippine partners in Manila

 Our RSM missionary partners in Manila, such as TNK, report that the number of orphaned children living on the streets of Metro Manila is on the rise. Life on the streets for anyone is extremely difficult and dangerous, let alone for a young child in an area like Metro Manila, with a population of 11.5 million people and another 10 million people in the Greater Manila area. Every day brings the challenges of food, clothing, and shelter, and every night is a constant battle for survival. Starving children search everywhere, combing through garbage on the street for something to eat. Often they resort to licking clean the insides of discarded wrappers and containers, because their hunger is so great. Sleeping brings its own set of problems.

Many children have great difficulty finding a secure place to rest. They tend to congregate together for safety, sleeping between office buildings or near a busy intersection. There are many children like Fred and his friend, trying to sleep on makeshift cardboard mats in the entryway of a business. At nine years old, he chooses to sleep here where it is very polluted and noisy from traffic, just for safety. In another part of Metro Manila, Mary sleeps on the curb of a busy city intersection. Even though the vehicle traffic presents a terrible danger to her, it is the safest place she can find to rest her weary head.

Street Children in Manila

Other children choose to sleep in the cemeteries. These two boys are trying to get some sleep tonight on the above ground graves. They seek refuge in the cemetery in order to hide from street gangs and other predators. Orphaned children are easy prey to street gangs and human traffickers. They enslave the kids by injecting them with drugs and then force them into their “business” of prostitution. Other orphans sell themselves in a well-known prostitution area of Manila just for a bowl of rice. The terror of physical abuse and the pain of intense starvation and loneliness can be overwhelming for these children. In order to escape the horrors, some kids will soak a rag in chemicals and hold it to their face or spray a substance in a plastic or paper bag and inhale the vapors. These boys are trying to forget their pain by sniffing vapors from a nearly empty glue can found in a nearby city garbage dump. RSM food distribution partners are combing the streets at night to aid these forgotten and neglected children. They work to find the orphaned street kids, apply first aid to their wounds and infections, and encourage them to come to one of our feeding program sites. Once we have gained their trust and they come for a good meal, we can get them the help they gravely need and work to place them in a loving home or in a safe orphanage. Your prayers and donations enable us to continue this great work and save these homeless and parentless children living on the edge of darkness! Help us be the hope for thousands of these street children and end their suffering. They so desperately need us, and we heartily thank you on their behalf. May our work together be blessed!

With Love, Admiration and Respect,

Your brother and sister in Christ,  Jerry and Barbara   

Risen Savior Missions Gerald and Barbara Krosnowski  Chairman

Send your gift to:

Risen Savior Missions

812 Springhill Drive

Burnsville, MN 55306

Use PayPal donations via credit card on our website: www.risensaviormissions.org

Next Bernie with Starfish Ministries shares his experience with us. http://starfishministries.org/

 

Hi Coleman,

Sounds like an interesting project you are pursuing. I'm not sure if my thoughts and experience are what you are looking for but here goes. 

For our ministry, Starfish Ministries, and me we did not have a plan to start a ministry. However trying to stay close to Jesus, He led us in this direction AND we obediently responded to His call. I Thes. 5:24 says, "Faithful is He who has called you and He also will bring it to pass". God has called, He is faithful and He is bringing it to pass, and He is to receive the glory for all He is accomplishing in and through us. Our confidence is in the Faithful Lord. Our goal is not to focus on our own fulfillment but to focus on being obedient to whatever God asks of us. And of course, that has included reaching out and making a difference in the lives of 1000's of needy Haitians. 

I thank God for inviting us to be a small part of what He is doing in Haiti. 

In His service,

Bernie

Next Jill  gave me some direction and it was a good one.

Coleman,

I was pleased to receive your email. I thought that y0u might be interested in this workshop at Duke Divinity School. https://divinity.duke.edu/summoned

Jill Staton Bullard              Co-founder   CEO

www.foodshuttle.org       919 250-0043  x-3875

Summoned Toward Wholeness

A Conference on Food, Farming, and the Life of Faith

Duke Divinity School

September 27, 2013 to September 28, 2013

Scripture portrays God as a gardener, farmer, and shepherd. It describes Jesus as “the bread of life” who invites people to the Lord’s Table so they can learn to feed his sheep. It is hard to read the Bible and not see that God cares deeply about food and agriculture.

Join plenary speakers Ellen F. Davis, Joel Salatin, Scott Cairns, and Norman Wirzba, and 12 workshop leaders, as we explore multiple connections between food, farming, and the life of faith. Discover how a concern for food and agriculture can deepen faith and heal our lands and communities.

This event is hosted by Duke Divinity School, Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Blessed Earth, Cherokee Gives Back, The Duke Endowment, The Humane Society of the United States, and Anathoth Community Garden.

ctions and intentions, most responses were affirmations of faith, but anything from you would be great.