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

March 16, 2022

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.

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

December 15, 2021

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.

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

December 15, 2021

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.

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

December 6, 2021

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.