A Family’s Future Changed with Water
His family’s future hardly ever crossed his mind. Pedro just prayed they would find enough water to get through today. Water was in short supply in Pedro’s impoverished Nicaraguan community. An old (and frequently broken) water supply system could only provide water once or twice a week to him and his neighbors. And even when […]
A New Year Filled With Hope for the Future
We are entering the new year filled with hope. You will too as you see how your sponsorship will continue to bring hope and change into the life of sponsored children and their communities. See how you’ll be making a difference throughout this new year! Goals For the Future When we enter a new […]
Three Biblical Truths to Rest On
Three Biblical Truths to Rest On For more than 50 years, FH has followed God’s call to walk with people living in poverty and bring healing through Strengthen Communities. Through partnerships with local leaders, FH has created long-lasting solutions through a full range of economic, social, spiritual, and cultural interests. In celebration, we’ve reflected on […]
Small Gifts Lead to Big Futures
Big, bold presents tend to grab a lot of the attention at Christmas. But don’t be fooled. Often the small gifts mean the most and make the greatest difference. Just ask Naoi and her 9-year-old son, Aditia. Their family received one of the tiniest gifts available in the Food for the Hungry (FH) Gift Catalog. […]
A Mother’s Kitchen and Life Transformed
It’s every mother’s worst nightmare: A sick child. Her life in danger. And unable to do anything but watch. Sadly, Petronila lived this nightmare for years. All because of a kitchen stove. Smoke and Flames Walk into any kitchen, and you expect to find some sort of stove for cooking food and boiling water. But […]
From Food Shortage to Surplus — A Family Garden was the Answer
The food shortage in Soam’s village left him utterly exhausted. He worked hard, long hours. Barely a few minutes went by when he wasn’t doing something to support his wife and four sons. But no matter what he did, it never seemed to be enough. He and his family often wondered what they would eat, […]
A Better Life for Children Started with Training for Parents
A better life for children is key to a healthy community in the future. That’s why Food for the Hungry (FH) focuses on making lives better for children specifically, and their parents too. Rapid Change in Vietnam Community FH has been serving the Lien Minh community in Vietnam for just two years. But results are […]
Safe Water and Much More Arrives with a Well
Safe water was what Nargis needed. The 28-year-old mother lives in the Borobogi community of Bangladesh. But for so long, she didn’t understand how many of her problems were tied to her family’s need of clean water. Like so many other families near their home, she and her two children – Siam, 12, and Fatema, […]
Family Gardens Grow New Life in Guatemala
Poor nutrition was a part of life in the community where Gloria lives with her family. The mother of five children ranging in age from 3 to 15 years, she didn’t know that simple family gardens could solve her family’s problems. She felt helpless as she watched each of them struggle through one ailment after […]
A Gift of Chickens Delivers Hope to a Cambodian Family
A gift of chickens brought hope to Sarum, who lives in the Ou Takok community of Cambodia. Poultry seemed an unlikely answer for the struggling grandmother, who believed she was in a hopeless situation. She and her family had little to eat, and she could find no way to contribute to the support of her […]
