Prior to coming to Swaziland I spoke at First United Methodist Church in Macon Mississippi. Part of the program that day was a presentation about how the ladies could take part in helping to feed hungry children around the world. The project was to collect money, buy rice and other ingredients and make up bags of food that would be used in third world countries around the world to feed hungry people. The ladies passed around empty water bottles the day of the conference and asked the ladies attending to put in spare change. They change added up to several hundred dollars. The point was that our spare change can save lives.
My eyes filled with tears while I was in Swazi when I saw one of the familiar packages of rice at the care point. It was the same label that had been on the packages of rice that the ladies of FUM Church of Macon had prepared. The ladies of Macon had no idea who they were feeding. They just wanted to be obedient to God’s call. I took a picture of an empty pot where the ladies of Thulwane had cooked their rice and the kids had cleaned out almost every bite. The children here who once were dying of starvation are now healthy. Not only are they receiving physical food, but they are also receiving the Bread of Life. Thank you to all of you who obey God’s voice and do what you can do for those who can’t do for themselves.