By April S. At Ciudad de Niños home, a Food For The Poor-supported orphanage in western El Salvador, the children sell fragrant candles for $1 and make an 80-cent profit with each purchase. The soy wax is provided by generous donors, the glass is made with recycled bottles collected from the area, and the red […]
Year: 2021
A Typical Home for the Rural Poor in El Salvador
By April Simpson “Bahareque” homes, made mostly with bamboo, mud and sticks, are a traditional form of construction still practiced in rural areas of Latin America, including El Salvador.
Angels of Hope orphans draw self-esteem, Biblical knowledge from contest
The 6th annual Angels of Hope Drawing Contest is now under way.
Unsafe shelter
Can you imagine living in a slanted, rotting pieced-together shack, where roaches, rats, lizards and flies could come and go as they please? That’s the reality for this family in Jamaica.
Why Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but only because the city didn’t have Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment on the construction site.
Even Guatemala’s Beauty Can’t Dim the Dire Poverty
Doug Bursch is a radio host at 820 AM KGNW in Seattle. He traveled with Food For The Poor to Guatemala, where he met severely malnourished children, visited parents desperately
Father William Beers Speaks for the Poor
When Father William Beers speaks on Sunday, in a different church each week, he doesn’t use prepared remarks.
Rainy Season
Here in South Florida we are in the midst of our rainy season. It rains just about every day this time of year. It’s not so bad, so long as you have
What’s for Dinner in Guatemala?
By Paul Jacobs As a member of Food For The Poor’s radio team, Paul visits remote and rural parts of the countries Food For The Poor serves. Today, he shares a story about a mother he met in Guatemala.
Carla, an Angel Of Hope
The Angels Of Hope program sponsors children who were neglected or abandoned. Through the compassionate support of donors, the children are clothed, fed and schooled. Most importantly, they are shown God’s love. Here, Angels Of Hope Program Director Tricia Szymanski visits with Carla, one of the sponsored children benefiting from the program, at a home […]