...526 orphaned children showed up with another 175 village children. Wow. Some of them had walked over 8 miles just to get there! They were packed into the church, singing and waiting for our arrival. After introductions and explanations of the Teso Widows and all that they do already to care for their communities, we began to serve the porridge. It was 1 pm and everyone's first meal of the day. . .for some, their first meal in days. They were thrilled as we passed out the mugs and bowls of porridge. Porridge is very filling, but do not be fooled, it contains no real nutrients. It is flour and water. This is what many families feed their children. The other meal would not come for hours. We ran out of porridge before everyone was fed and sent our driver out to buy more food for the next meal. We spent most of the last 20 minutes passing each other, knowing the porridge was running out and trying to hide our tears.
The King will answer, "Whenever you did it for any of My people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for Me." Matthew 25:40
Read the rest of Brandi's post here. It's past time for agreeing that living in a world with starving children is horrible. It's time to do something about it. Start somewhere. There are hundreds of ways to help. Sponsor a child (google "child sponsorship programs"), give a one time donation, but do something now. Let today be the day you start living out your faith.
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