Mercy Network Countries

Bringing Hope to Karamoja: Gospel-Centered Hunger Relief for Uganda’s Most Vulnerable Children

In “Hope for Karamoja,” Children’s Hunger Fund shares Anna’s story from a tiny rural village in northeastern Uganda, where prolonged hunger, recurring droughts, and locusts have left families in the Karamoja region suffering severe malnutrition and deep poverty. Through in-country partners like Africa Renewal Ministries and local churches, food distributions, home visits, and gospel-centered mercy ministry are bringing tangible relief and renewed hope to vulnerable children, elderly people, and those with disabilities who might otherwise be forgotten.

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10 Interesting Facts about Zimbabwe

“10 Interesting Facts about Zimbabwe” explores what sets this landlocked African nation apart, from the thundering Victoria Falls—one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World—to Lake Kariba, the world’s largest man-made lake and reservoir. Readers discover Zimbabwe’s rich history as the last African state to gain independence from British colonial rule, its remarkable 16 official languages, and its unique rock art sites scattered across caves and boulders. The post also highlights Zimbabwe’s economic challenges, multiple currencies, enduring folk beliefs about mermaids, Olympic achievements, and the vital work of Children’s Hunger Fund’s fourth international Mercy Network equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry.

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How Local Churches Are Delivering Hope to Children in Romania Through Gospel-Centered Mercy Ministry

Delivering hope in Romania means looking beyond Transylvania’s gothic castles and Nadia Comaneci’s gymnastics legacy to see children still suffering from the long shadow of communism and overcrowded orphanages. Through Children’s Hunger Fund’s Mercy Network, local churches in cities like Slatina are equipped for gospel-centered mercy ministry, offering tutoring, food, games, and caring relationships that draw children in and open doors for the gospel. Since 2015, this Mercy Center outreach has extended even to Ukrainian war refugees, as Romanian ministry workers drive hours to deliver food and share hope across the border.

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Delivering Hope in Mexico: How Local Churches Serve Children in Poverty Through Gospel-Centered Mercy Ministry

Children’s Hunger Fund is delivering hope in Mexico by equipping local churches in Mexico City and beyond to serve suffering children through gospel-centered mercy ministry, even as nearly half of the country’s children live in poverty and many are forced to work instead of going to school. Through strategic relationships with local vendors, pastors and volunteers in the Mexico Mercy Network can purchase discounted food to reach families in low-income slums that often sit just a street away from luxury communities, bringing practical help and the hope of the gospel where crime, drugs, and economic inequality are part of daily life.

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10 Facts You May Not Know About El Salvador

El Salvador, the smallest country in Central America, is known as the Land of Volcanoes, boasting more than 100 volcanoes, world-famous coffee, and some of the best surfing waves in the Pacific, all while being the most densely populated country in the Americas. From its symbolic flag featuring five volcanoes to its treasured national bird, the turquoise-browed motmot, El Salvador’s rich culture and natural beauty stand alongside significant historic sites like five archaeological parks and a growing network of local churches partnering with Children’s Hunger Fund to deliver gospel-centered mercy ministry to suffering children and families.

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Hope in the Ukraine War: The Other Side of the Story Through Local Churches and Children’s Hunger Fund

News outlets and social media show heartbreaking images of destruction and death in Ukraine, but the other side of the story is one of hope, faithfulness, and love in the face of war. Through Children’s Hunger Fund’s partnership with Slavic Gospel Association and local Mercy Network churches in Ukraine and Romania, faithful pastors remain in the fray, providing meals, essential resources, and the gospel to families who have lost so much.

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Unexpected Blessings during a Time of Great Need: How Emergency Food Relief Brought Hope to the Asiimwe Family in Rwanda

In Rwanda and across our international Mercy Network countries, we have witnessed unexpected blessings during a time of great need as churches remained closed and many families went hungry. Thanks to generous support from Children’s Hunger Fund donors and corporate partners, emergency food relief allowed local church pastors like Pastor Godfrey in Kigali to visit families such as Felix and Chantal Asiimwe in their homes with much-needed food, encouragement, and the hope of the gospel. In the midst of lockdowns, these monthly visits showed families who often went to bed hungry that they are loved, respected, and not forgotten.

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Emergency Food Relief: A Timely Gift for Mercy Network Pastors Who Give So Much

At Children’s Hunger Fund, we see firsthand how pastors in our Mercy Network give so much of themselves while often struggling just as much as the communities they serve. When churches around the world closed during lockdowns, many pastors’ incomes simply disappeared, leaving them without the means to buy food or pay rent. By the grace of God, CHF was able to provide an emergency food relief grant to 663 international Mercy Network pastors and 26 Mercy Network Coordinators—a gift that, for many, was the first they had ever received. For Pastor Solomon of Fiche Addis Kidan Baptist Church in Ethiopia, this timely gift meant monthly food on the table and rent paid in the midst of soaring prices and widespread hardship. His words of praise to the Lord Jesus Christ remind us why we stand with pastors and church ministers in the very things they need most in this difficult time.

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From Food Pak to Salon Owner: How the Local Church Is Sustaining Hope in Uganda

Rosie’s story shows how God is sustaining hope in Uganda through the local church and faithful partners. Once trapped in poverty, abuse, and hopelessness in Kawempe near the Kimombasa slum, she encountered Pastor Eddie and Bible Gospel Church Kawempe through a simple offering of food and the gospel, which led to a transformed life and a new career in hairdressing. Through the Uganda Mercy Network and Children’s Hunger Fund’s long-standing partnership since 2002, Rosie moved from receiving Food Paks to owning a salon and now joyfully delivers food and job training to other vulnerable women, multiplying hope in one of Kampala’s hardest places. As we at Children’s Hunger Fund continue delivering hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry, stories like Rosie’s remind us why the Mercy Center, Food Pak ministry, and our partners in Uganda matter so deeply.

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