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How Urban Gardens Bring Hope When Life Feels Cheap in Uganda: A Letter from Lynn Phillips

In “Hope When Life Feels Cheap: A Letter from Lynn Phillips,” readers meet Lilian, a determined Ugandan mother whose husband abandoned her and her four children, leaving them in extreme poverty and at risk of malnutrition. Through the local church’s Food Paks, urban farming training, and the gospel-centered mercy ministry of Children’s Hunger Fund, Lilian discovered that every woman has value and that their lives no longer feel cheap. Her flourishing vegetable garden now provides food, income, and a fresh start, while she and her children have found hope in Christ and a church family that reminds them of the Father who has plans to give them a hope and a future.

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Finding Hope in Disaster: How New Birth Churches Bring Christ’s Comfort After the Los Angeles Wildfires

In the wake of the Eaton Fire, the small community of New Birth Churches in Downtown Los Angeles is finding hope in disaster by serving hot meals, offering emergency relief, and sharing the love of Jesus with hurting families in Altadena. As Pastor Mario and Andrea Solorzano listen to heartbreaking stories of homes lost and lives upended, they bring food, supplies, and the comfort of Christ to residents still in shock from the Los Angeles wildfires.

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10 Interesting Facts About Moldova

Moldova, a small country wedged between Romania and Ukraine, is rich with history, archaeological sites, and unique cultural traditions that make these 10 interesting facts about Moldova especially compelling. From its extinct national animal, the auroch, proudly displayed on the Moldovan flag, to Old Orhei’s ancient cave monasteries and fortifications along the Raut River, Moldova offers far more than many visitors expect. Everyday life reflects this diversity, where being bilingual or even trilingual in Romanian, Russian, and Gagauz is normal, and families enjoy the national dish, Mămăligă, a porridge-like maize staple often served with stews, cottage cheese, and sour cream. Moldova’s fertile black soil helps make it a major producer of walnuts, while unusual landmarks like the five-story bottle-shaped building in Ternovka Village highlight its quirky side. In the midst of political complexity, including years without a president and the semi-autonomous Transnistria region, local churches in partnership with Children’s Hunger Fund are distributing over $1 million in resources to serve refugees and vulnerable families, bringing gospel-centered mercy ministry to communities in need.

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Blessed to Be a Blessing – From Isolation to Hope: How Food Paks and Gospel-Centered Mercy Ministry Blessed Battsetseg to Be a Blessing in Mongolia

Battsetseg’s story shows what it means to be blessed to be a blessing, as a lonely mother in Ulaanbaatar finds hope through Food Paks and the gospel-centered mercy ministry of Full Life of the Kingdom Church. Through the faithful visits and prayers of church members equipped by Children’s Hunger Fund, her family’s grocery needs are met, her children feel safer, and she is now joyfully serving others so that more suffering families can experience the love and grace of God.

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How Gospel-Centered Mercy Ministry Is Bringing New Life to Children and Families in Malawi

In Bringing New Life in Malawi, Children’s Hunger Fund shares how church volunteers Benji and Stella visit a small rural community to deliver Food Paks and the hope of the gospel to families in deep poverty. Once suspicious and fearful, Leoni encounters truth for the first time and experiences a breath of fresh air as the church brings life to her and her children. Through the Mercy Network in Malawi, local churches are equipped for gospel-centered mercy ministry that delivers hope to suffering children, welcomes them with smaller chairs and Bible stories, and becomes the starting point for larger transformation in one of the world’s most impoverished countries.

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

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.

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The Light of Hope in Moldova

In the rural village of Uşurei, the Evangelical Baptist Church has become the light of hope in Moldova as Pastor Ivan and his congregation sacrificially care for suffering children, refugees, and local families through gospel-centered mercy ministry. In partnership with Children’s Hunger Fund and Mission Eurasia, this small church near the Moldova–Ukraine border transformed its sanctuary into a shelter, provided meals and supplies to thousands fleeing war, and shone the light of Christ—marked by simple Christmas lights in the darkness—as a living testimony of God’s grace and generosity amidst poverty and conflict.

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The Heart of the Ministry By Wendy Hicks: Inside Children’s Hunger Fund’s Ministry in the Dominican Republic

Wendy Hicks reflects on her first international home visits with Children’s Hunger Fund in the Dominican Republic, where she is invited to turn off her “Communications brain” and simply experience the heart of the ministry in La Caballona. Walking with Francia, a volunteer from Iglesia Bíblica Casa de Gracia, Wendy watches gospel-centered mercy ministry in action as Food Paks are delivered and personal relationships—rooted in knowing names, stories, and needs—become the bridge for sharing the hope of the gospel with suffering children and their families. Almost a year later, she remembers how these faithful men and women, like Francia, are truly the heart of the ministry as they deliver hope to their communities through ongoing, relational care.

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Food Paks Are Sowing Seeds of Hope for Hasina’s Family in Madagascar

In one of the poorest neighborhoods of Antananarivo, a small wooden house—more like a chicken coop than a home—becomes the setting for sowing seeds of hope in Madagascar as Hasina and her husband Ando struggle to provide for their children. Through the faithful visits of Tana City 67 Hectares Church and regular Food Paks from Children’s Hunger Fund, this young family experiences practical help, the love of a new church community, and the life-changing hope of the gospel. As Hasina and her children attend services, build friendships, and receive biblical encouragement, the simple gift of food opens the door for a deeper understanding of Jesus and a growing faith that transforms their daily life.

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Delivering Hope in Zambia: Local Churches, Mercy Centers, and a Future Beyond Poverty

Delivering Hope in Zambia shares how Children’s Hunger Fund is delivering hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry in one of Africa’s largest countries, where many families live below the poverty line in crowded urban kombonis. Through a Mercy Network of churches, a new Mercy Center in Lusaka, and ministries like after-school care, outreach to street kids, and discipleship courses, local pastors are helping children see a future beyond poverty in Zambia.

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