Dinner this week

Today in church they were talking about MEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND which is a way that Iowans can meet some of the hunger needs in the world. They are partnered with Kids Against Hunger which we have volunteered for before. (I will try to make that link but not sure if it will work) Long story short 1/3 of our world is starving..which is a HUGE number when you really sit and think about it. And this is a 5 day volunteer run deal that will package meals for families. It is a combination of rice, dried veggies, protein, and a couple of other ingredients and it makes a meal for 6 people. 25 cents per meal for one entire family. Our family plans on volunteering.

At church this morning they also offered the packaged meals for $10- to take one home. We took one...one night this week I am planning on making it for dinner for our family. Only that. I plan on doing it on a day where we don't have an after school snack so the kids are especially hungry...that's the point I want to make. That this meal will be about 1/2 cup to 1 cup of rice for each of us cooked and I doubt it will be delicious. BUT it is a TREAT and BLESSING to others in this world who do not have food, who find their food on the streets, or in the trash cans or just go without.

I am hoping it will be a lasting reminder to our boys...and to us. I know we can't fully grasp what HUNGER truly is...we will be eating this after having had breakfast and lunch that day...we know we will have breakfast the following morning. But maybe, just maybe, it will help us to appreciate a little more having a pantry filled, a fridge filled, a freezer filled with food.

Matthew 25:31-46 was the message today..."whatever we do for the least of these we do for Jesus" was what we took away. What a great reminder, we can't change the world. We can't solve world hunger, but we can do SOMETHING.