In the month of December, we were able to start a new project that has been on our hearts for some months. We saw a need in one of the communities where God has been moving. There are a number of families that are in need of food and so along with the help of a local partner P Baang we selected 15 families to come along side and provide a monthly food package. The package includes essentials like rice, eggs, cooking sauces, fish and cooking oil.
A few of the families we are helping are new Christians, but the majority are not. But, what they all have in common is that they are in need. Some are older, some are parents raising grandchildren, some are sick, have cancer or cannot walk. Many of them have been shunned or rejected because of their conditions.
What we want them to know is that they matter to God and to us. Not only does this project give us the opportunity to meet an immediate physical need but more than that it gives us a chance to speak hope into hopeless situations. When we visit these families we have the opportunity to pray for them and share the reason behind our generosity.
A few days after we delivered our first set of food packages P Baang was making follow up visits and one of the ladies asked her, with tears, why we do something so kind for someone we don’t know. P Baang proceeded to share how her faith in Jesus has brought hope and joy to her life.
We are excited to see how God will move in this community in the coming year as we continue to partner with these families.