Delivering Hope in the Rubble: Emergency Relief in Myanmar

August 11, 2025

Delivering Hope in the Rubble: Emergency Relief in Myanmar shares how, after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Sagaing Region near Mandalay on March 28, 2025, Myanmar was left in chaos as the death toll rose and ongoing conflict intensified, creating roadblocks for distributing humanitarian aid. In the midst of this natural disaster and volatile political landscape, the local church remained a beacon of hope and stability, uniquely positioned to respond to both physical and spiritual needs. Through an emergency relief grant of $21,500 from Children’s Hunger Fund, partners and five other churches were able to deliver Food Paks and family-related items to some five hundred families while sharing the hope of the gospel, delivering not only food but comfort and the life-saving message of the gospel.

Food is the First Defense: Protecting Children from Illness

July 25, 2025

Food is the first line of defense for children like Ali in Uganda and Sevak in Albania, whose young bodies are vulnerable, undernourished, and unable to fight off common illnesses. When local churches deliver Food Paks filled with nutritious food directly to families’ homes, it offers not just a meal but a message of hope, helping strengthen immune systems, prevent sickness, and remind suffering children that they are not forgotten.

Beyond the Plate: How Nutritional Support Restores Potential

June 27, 2025

Beyond the Plate: How Nutritional Support Restores Potential shares the stories of children like Christopher in Malawi and Daniel in California to show that childhood hunger and food insecurity affect kids both globally and in our own neighborhoods. The post explains how proper nutritional support fuels cognitive development, restores play and focus, and, through Children’s Hunger Fund’s Food Pak program, becomes a faith-based response that brings gospel-centered mercy ministry, long-term relationships, and hope to families in need.

How Gospel-Centered Mercy Ministry Changed Paul’s Family for the Better

June 16, 2025

This blog post, “Changed for the Better,” shares how Paul, the oldest of three children living in a slum area of Kampala, Uganda, looks after his younger sisters while their mother, Agatha, struggles to provide for them by selling vegetables in the market. When members from Gaba Community Church discovered their fragile home of wooden walls and a plastic sheet roof, they brought Food Paks and shared the hope of the gospel, meeting the family’s immediate needs and strengthening their physical health. Through ongoing mercy ministry visits, Agatha has come to faith in Christ, is learning work skills, and now believes that nothing is impossible with God, while Paul dreams of becoming a pastor—evidence that their lives have truly been changed for the better.

Dallas Groundbreaking: Children’s Hunger Fund Launches Prosper, Texas Facility to Deliver Hope and Food Paks to Children in Need

May 19, 2025

The Dallas Groundbreaking for Children’s Hunger Fund in the Town of Prosper, TX became a powerful display of God’s provision as storms, flight delays, and a flooded field could not stop the event from moving forward. Despite wind, hail, and rain turning the future Dallas building site into a swamp, staff, volunteers, and guests joyfully gathered under a crowded tent to celebrate the launch of a facility that will deliver hope to suffering children through gospel-centered mercy ministry and Food Paks across North Texas, throughout the country, and around the world. From golden shovels plunging into red Texas dirt to guests packing the first Food Paks with canned goods, spaghetti, tuna, peanut butter, and snacks for kids, the Dallas Groundbreaking marked the beginning of a transformational work to bring food and the hope of the gospel to families in need.

Serving from the Heart: How Food Pak Ministry Brings Hope from the Philippines to Armenia and Myanmar

April 3, 2025

Serving from the Heart follows Arjun in the Philippines, Varuj in Armenia, and Pastor Ko Htut Ye in Myanmar as they deliver Food Paks to families facing poverty, conflict, and isolation, building trust through serving from the heart and sharing the gospel in some of the world’s hardest places. Through their personal stories—each having suffered similarly to those they now serve—the blog shows how Children’s Hunger Fund uses practical help and God’s word to bring hope, form deep relationships, and make disciples among families in Bacolod City, in container houses in Armenia, and in war-torn villages in northern Myanmar.

Never Too Remote for the Love of God: How God’s Love Reached Sati’s Village Through Gospel-Centered Mercy Ministry

July 5, 2024

In a village so isolated it might seem too remote for the love of God, eleven-year-old Sati dreams of becoming a dancer—or possibly a singer—as she helps her mother and cares for her younger brothers in rural southern Nepal. With no formal education and no steady income, her parents struggle to provide daily meals, until Pastor Dal Bahadur Gurung from Nepal Grace Church begins making the long weekly journey by tuk-tuk, bringing Food Paks and delivering hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry. Through these visits, Sati and her mother not only receive food but also discover that they are seen and loved by God, finding a welcoming church family and the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Resilient Hope: A Father’s Journey in Rural Uganda

June 7, 2024

A resilient hope shines through a father’s journey in rural Uganda as Martin, a single parent of three daughters, struggles to provide in a poor community with no land left to cultivate food. Through regular visits, Food Paks, and gospel-centered mercy ministry from Community Worship Church – Bajjo and Pastor Kamya, this single father experiences the love of Christ, finds a supportive church family, and learns to trust God regardless of their condition. As his daughters grow healthier, attend Sunday school, and dream of a better future, Martin’s story shows how Children’s Hunger Fund equips local churches to deliver both physical relief and eternal hope.

Ukraine Relief Efforts: How Children’s Hunger Fund Delivers Gospel‑Centered Hope Across Ukraine and Eastern Europe

March 24, 2023

Children’s Hunger Fund’s Ukraine relief efforts are delivering hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry across Ukraine, Romania, Poland, and Moldova. Through partners like Slavic Gospel Association, Mission Eurasia, and Kishinev Bible Church Ministries, emergency relief grants, Food Paks, Meal Paks, and iCare food packages are providing hundreds of thousands of meals, vital resources, and opportunities to share God’s love and the life-saving power of the gospel with refugees, internally displaced families, and war-torn communities from Mykolaiv to Mariupol and beyond. Stories from pastors like Vladimir and Sergei, children like Kateryna and Oksana, and donors like six-year-old Charley in Georgia testify to God’s faithfulness, as local Christians risk their safety to serve on the frontlines, pray with those in bomb shelters, and offer both physical relief and spiritual comfort amid ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

From Crisis and Desperation to Christ-Centered Hope: How Food Paks and Emmanuel Baptist Church Helped Sarah’s Family in Nairobi

November 16, 2022

From desperation to hope, widow and mother Sarah Mbugua watched her business collapse and faced school fees, eviction, and health issues until Emmanuel Baptist Church in Nairobi stepped in with monthly Food Paks from Children’s Hunger Fund. Through this Mercy Network partnership, Sarah’s burden for daily meals was lifted, her sons could stay in school, and she came to trust in God, profess faith in Christ, and find a loving church community that now prays for her whole family.