Feed My Sheep
// Jeanne DeTellis Loudon
I enjoy grocery shopping so that I can select what looks good and fresh.
Some people conveniently have prime delivery do it all. Shopping is different in Haiti. My son, Charlie, may need to make several trips into the city—searching various warehouses to find enough food to feed over 8,000 children. He looks for the best to feed our students.
Monthly, we consume 975 (55 pound) sacks of rice and 325 (55 pound) sacks of beans to prepare meals for our students.
When can we stop feeding the children? It is not their fault that Haiti is a poor country. The United States Agency for International Development for Haiti reported that 75% live on $2.44 (USD) per day. The poorest of the poor (25%) live on $1.24 (USD) per day. And Haiti had 20 percent inflation last year. I don’t want to depress you, because our God is more than enough. Sponsoring a child for $35 a month is less than some people spend on coffee or ice cream treats. In the States, the majority are food secure. And for me...I struggle to eat less.
Each month, we deliver food to each of our 30 school campuses in Haiti—to be cooked for daily lunches.
We prepare 2 million meals in Haiti annually, and this greatly helps our students and their families.
Feeding our students encourages children to come to school. Most accept Christ, and their lives are transformed. Academically they soar and pursue careers. Just like Jesus admonished Peter in John 21:17, “Feed my sheep,” we will continue to feed our children in Haiti physically and spiritually. May their full tummies and smiles please You, Lord. ~Jeanne DeTellis Loudon
