The blessing of eating, the power of feeding
“I’m starving to death!” It’s 11:30 a.m., and I’m leaning over the side of my cubicle to complain to a co-worker. It’s been three hours since I’ve eaten breakfast, and I’m already anticipating lunch. I whine as if I’m powerless to stop my stomach from growling. But in...
World Photography Day: A look at the world through our lens
They say a single photo is worth a thousand words. Well, if that’s true, then here are about 8,000 words describing the incredible impact you have made around the world this year! Tomorrow, Aug. 19, is World Photography Day, and we’re celebrating by sharing some of...
In 2018, you helped provide more than 5 million meals
Santiago and Ximena used to be just like you. They had good jobs — both worked as insurance agents in their city in Venezuela. They were comfortably middle class and easily able to care for their growing family. But then disaster struck. We’ve changed Santiago and...
A shipping container changes the story
I’ll never forget the faces of South Sudan’s children. Their eyes and cheeks were hollow, their limbs bony. Their stomachs were rounded and swollen — the painful effect of a prolonged fight with malnutrition. They moved slowly, their bodies lacking the energy they...
How one girl got her future back
Aline knows what it’s like to feel empty all the time. Her father died when she was young, leaving her mother to care for five children alone. This is difficult under any circumstances, but in rural Rwanda, poverty makes it nearly impossible for a single parent to...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.