Hungry

Scripture: Joshua 24:15 ...As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.

Matthew 25: 35 "For I was hungry and you gave me food"

Matthew 25: 40 And the King will answer them, "Truly I tell you just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me" NRSV

A week or so ago a group of us met with people from other local churches to participate in the Kids Against Hunger program by packing meals that will be shipped  all over the world.  The person who oriented us provided a little background information about the program, but I decided to learn more.  Here is what I found out.

Mission:  Kids Against Hunger is a humanitarian food-aid organization whose mission is to significantly reduce the number of hungry children in the USA and to feed starving children throughout the world.  It is not affiliated with or restricted to a particular religious group.  In order to achieve this goal the approach includes packaging highly nutritious, vitamin-fortified soy-rice casseroles.  They are distributed to people in over 60 countries through partnerships with humanitarian organizations through out the world.

The International Headquarters offices are located in Omaha, NE.  There are also offices in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri as well as 75 independent non-profit packaging satellites across the US and Canada.  Last year volunteers at Kids Against Hunger packaged forty million meals.

The vitamin formula is proprietary and is the "secret sauce" of 21 essential vitamins and minerals that goes into the food.   Food scientists have determined that this formula is the most easily digestible by a malnourished child.  To prepare the meals the contents just need to be boiled in water. The bags are specifically made from moisture-proof odor-proof material to prevent spoilage and insect or rodent problems.  Kids Against Hunger meals have a shelf life of at least three years.

As you enjoy your evening meals this week please remember all those who feed the hungry with the foremost being Jesus the Christ.

Prayer: Dear Lord,  Thank you for giving us Jesus's example of feeding the hungry.  Please remind us to reach out  to help those organizations who provide food for the needy here and around the world.  In Jesus Name, we pray, Amen.

Kathy Kuehn                 kkuehn001@neb.rr.com

Originally posted 9/30/15