Saturday at Kid's Against Hunger

Here we all are, filing in to the "Factory", a donated Kroger building

where we pack food and feed the hungry.

Here's Pastor Larry Bergeron, one of the most humble men I've ever met. He has a bio that would intimidate most of us, but God got a hold of his heart about 20 years ago and Larry uses every bit of intelligence and talent that God have him to feed the hungry children of the world.

Here, Larry is giving a bit of a presentation for people who haven't been there before. He usually shows a quick video showing some of the children we'll be feeding.

I was quite surprised when I looked over to see Rahel sobbing. Not just a few tears, she was a mess. Mark put his arm around her as she wept and I held her next.

Then a few minutes later in the ladies room, she just couldn't hold it in and she cried in my arms for several minutes.

I encouraged her to let it out. This has been the greatest show of emotion I've seen from her since she's been home. When I asked her what she was thinking about and feeling when she saw those pictures, she said that life before coming to the US was like those pictures. Seeing them brought back much pain, I'm sure, as she thought about friends that she left behind and well as the tremendous tragedy of hunger that she and her brothers experienced.

I explained to her that God had her here with our family for His purposes and that 'those' days were over, she would never be hungry again. We want her to heal. God can use HER now, to encourage and feed those in need, as someone with personal experience.

We have been involved with KAH for a couple of years now and I told her that before she and her brothers came, that we had a burden for the hungry and that maybe God will use her later in life to feed those from her home country.

Soon, we were all finding our ways into production lines. We had everyone working except Ephy, one of Larry's sweet daughters kept him in the playroom.

Here's Bereket, Eli, Mark and Isaac peeking behind.

Meredith and Rahel worked in my line. Meredith was so sensitive to Rahel, every once in a while, she would go over and hug Rahel and ask her if she was alright.

Soon, I noticed a smile of joy on Rahel's face. She kept looking over at me, grinning. I just winked and smiled back.

Our line packed 11 boxes! Each person working a two-hour shift fed 1 child for an entire year!

The recipe we pack was designed by two famous food manufacturers and contains a large percentage of protein, minerals as well as 6 vegetables to sustain life for impoverished people.

We love this ministry because the food goes straight to those in need!

Here's Rahel, Meredith and another sweet little girl in our line with me.

Everyone felt great knowing that our hands touched the food that would save someone's life in Guatemala, which is where this particular shipment is going.

Want to know more? http://www.achildshopeintl.org/

Take care,

Kelly