Rebuilding After Two Hurricanes in Nicaragua
Rebuilding is never easy. For 14-year-old Kency and her family, it was expected to be a nearly insurmountable task. Two devastating hurricanes – Eta and Iota – damaged their home in the Las Cuarentas community of Nicaragua. The second record-breaking storm struck their community just two weeks after the first, before any rebuilding could begin. […]
Does God Always Answer Public Prayers?
Have you ever spoken confidently about God’s power to rescue in a situation, but secretly wondered if He really would? Dr. Larry Ward, who founded Food for the Hungry (FH) more than 50 years ago, trusted God for great things. However, sometimes God didn’t respond in the way Dr. Ward expected. Today, we’ll look at […]
Why Your Disaster Donation Matters So Much
When hurricanes, earthquakes, or wars strike, your disaster donation has amazing power to change lives. You may not realize just how powerful even a small donation can be. When back-to-back Hurricanes Eta and Iota hit Nicaragua in November 2020, wind and floods wiped out homes, crops, and livestock. In the hours immediately after the disaster, […]
3 Ways FH Builds Community Resilience and Disaster Preparedness
It’s 7 p.m. when an evening newscaster announces that a storm is brewing. It’s a big one. The weather updates say that it’s due to make landfall within 48 hours. When it does, the impact is devastating. While houses are destroyed and cities sit underwater, people flee their schools, homes, and livelihoods, uprooting their entire […]
4 Ways to Pray in Times of Uncertainty
Why Finding Ways to Pray in Times of Uncertainty Is So Important It seems like every time we check our newsfeeds or turn on the TV, we are overwhelmed with constant updates about different crises around the globe. We even feel the impact of some of these crises in our own homes and cities. As […]
