Feeding Programs Help South African Families Survive
Nosma’s family lives in South Africa’s Thulani squatter
camp. Most living in this poverty stricken community either work long, hard
hours and are paid little for their efforts or can not find employment.
In 1995, Nosma lost her job as a housekeeper when the employer moved. Her
husband was also out of work. After almost eight years of wondering where
their next meal would come from, the family was finally offered a promising
opportunity.
Operation Blessing sponsors many of Jesus is the Answer Ministries’
humanitarian programs. It was through the sewing program and correlating
daycare that Nosma’s life turned around. She was accepted and soon
began learning how to become a seamstress. But without free daycare and
daily food for her children, it would have been extremely difficult for
the mother to pursue the new career. Nosma shares, “We struggle
to feed ourselves and the family, let alone to send the young ones to
day care.”
Now several months later, Nosma has successfully completed the seamstress
training and works at a garment manufacturing company. She is able to
provide nutritious food for her family at a time where at least 15 million
South African’s are facing food shortages after experiencing a severe
drought in 2003.
The sewing program is just one of the ways South African children and
their parents are often times receiving their only meal of the day. Through
Jesus is the Answer Ministries, we are passing out food parcels, hot meals,
blankets and clothing in numerous squatter camps as well as on the streets
were the homeless and displaced live.
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Your Gift Brings Nourishment
Today is the day to help feed the hungry in the United
States and around the world!
Just $50 can supplement a month’s worth of food
on the table of two impoverished American families.
A gift of $100 can give a child who lives in a drought-ridden
country like South Africa, healthy meals and vitamins
for three months!
Your generous gift of $500 can feed hundreds of senior
citizens nutritious meals for one week at a Romanian
soup kitchen!
Without your help hunger will continue to rise in
the United States and around the world.
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