Twice in the bible Jesus feeds the masses.
Twice, compassion rises up and compels Jesus and His disciples to break bread and multiply what was had in order to feed and care for all of those in attendance.
We are searching for ways to leave a meaningful impact during our 100 days here in Mang Thit.
One area of need that we have come across is the simple provision of food. Having 3 square meals a day is something that many people of Mang Thit enjoy, but not all.
Mang Thit sports a population of over 101,000. The average income for a person working in the Mekong Delta hovers around $300 US dollars. That’s less than $1 a day. Think about that for a second.
Many of the children cannot go to school because they cannot afford it. Many do not eat but once or twice a day. Not much can be done when a person’s income is less than $1 a day.
Take a moment and think about what YOU can do on $1 a day.
Not much eh?
Vietnam Orphans Hope Foundation wants to make a difference today. We want to start now in changing the outlook in people’s lives. We want to give people hope; we want to help them where they need it most.
VOHF wants to start a feeding program that is going to help provide meals for the people in the immediate area of Mang Thit. We are hoping that this feeding program grows and starts to impact more people in the area so that we can help ease the burden of having to feed a family.
What does that look like? We want to start off with providing a bag of food to 40 families in need.
Items that we are including in our Food Bags:
20kg bag of rice
1 bottle of cooking oil
1kg of sugar
1 box of crackers
1 box of noodles
1 bag of laundry detergent
1 bottle of soy sauce
We are going to start off small, spreading the word about the feeding program, and expand in bags served as we see growth. Our team will be here until September 25th, and after that we will pass off the program in its entirety to a couple here in the community that we have been working with.
We are looking to raise the money to get the program started, approximately $1000 for the first month, then to continue raising money through donations to keep the program running. What can your donation do? $20 provides one family food for one whole month. That means your donation of $100 will provide 5 families with food for 1 month!!!
5 FAMILIES!!!
5 FAMILIES!!!
$1 a day is such a little amount. Imagine what your $25 can do. $50! Or even $100 dollars. The lives that will be impacted through donations will be dramatically affected. They will KNOW where their next meal will be coming from. They will wake up hungry, but have hope for they know that a meal will be provided for them today. You can make that possible.
YOU can make that possible.
How? Simply click here to donate. Follow the simple steps from there and know that the donation that you are making is going to impact a kid’s life. You are providing meals for the elderly with that click. You are giving a hungry child a bowl of rice and meat with that click. You are giving hope with that click.
We pray that not only do you click on the above link in order to make a donation, but that you also help us out in a second way. Spreading the word. Getting the word out to as many people as possible about the things that VOHF is doing here in southern Vietnam is very important. And it is very easy for you to help. You can click share on the Facebook post that you found this link from and post it on your wall for all to see. Or you can copy the link of this blog and post it on your wall. Maybe there are some people in specific that you really want to see this blog, copy and paste the link on their wall so that they receive it directly. By doing so, you will help us to expand our reach to 1,000’s of people who we would never be able to come in contact with.
We thank each and every one of you for clicking and sharing. You can follow us at our website or through this blog address to keep up to date with the things are going on in Vietnam as well as with the feeding center. Thank you so much for helping us impact lives here in Mang Thit, Vietnam!!!
