When Scottish famine relief worker Magnus MacFarlane Barrow traveled to Malawi in 2002, a child he met there told him that his only wish\u2014and by extension, the wish of most children\u2014was \u201cto have enough food to eat and to go to school one day.\u201d<\/p>\n
That encounter, coupled with his desire to follow Jesus\u2019 command to feed the hungry, led Barrow to create Mary\u2019s Meals.\u00a0 The Scottish-based organization feeds over 500,000 people in 16 poor countries including Kenya, Malawi, Sudan and Haiti.\u00a0 It often concentrates on providing meals to preschoolers who are particularly vulnerable to hunger-related diseases.<\/p>\n
As reported in the National Catholic Register<\/em>, Barrow\u2019s efforts now include drought-stricken areas of Africa.\u00a0 He says, \u201cThe situation in east Africa has become increasingly desperate, with failed rains leading to dire food and water shortages.\u201d<\/p>\n Through one man\u2019s initiative and Christ-like compassion, there are less starving children in the world.\u00a0 Foster that same kind of initiative and compassion in your life.<\/p>\n I will abundantly bless its provisions; I will satisfy its poor with bread.\u00a0 (Psalm 132:15)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When Scottish famine relief worker Magnus MacFarlane Barrow traveled to Malawi in 2002, a child he met there told him that his only wish\u2014and by extension, the wish of most children\u2014was \u201cto have enough food to eat and to go to school one day.\u201d That encounter, coupled with his desire to follow Jesus\u2019 command to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n