Feed the Hungry
Feed the hungry and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. Isa 58.10
At GO! we are doing just that! This month we should feed more than 1,700 children, many of whom may be without food during any given day, not for the provision we provide. These children reside in Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, and South Sudan. These are places where it is not always easy to do life, let alone an orphan child.
So much so, that in South Sudan, women and children gather to harvest leaves off trees and bushes to provide sustenance. We received a report this week from the field with visuals that we are not going to share because they are so disturbing, but they represent people who are desperate to just survive.
As many of you are aware, we have a hope to someday feed the 5,000! As we build our funding capacity, we grow closer to the day when we can accomplish this task. We already have places where we can meet the needs of more children, and we are eager to put our hands to the work.
However, for many of us, this is more than simply feeding children. The scriptures are clear on this matter, and our ability to feed 5,000 children is more about the journey than marketing, donor acquisition, or building awareness for the plight of orphans.
The journey that we speak of is more a walk of faith. These are matters of the heart as our King desires to use us to not only feed His children but to be the Gospel in the process. As God uses us to feed others, His light will shine.
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According to IPC, in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, an estimated 893,000 people (46% of the State’s population) are facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity between September and November 2023, of which 310,000 people are in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) acute food insecurity, and 583,000 people are in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) acute food insecurity.
In South Sudan, the drivers of food insecurity are prolonged dry spells, closure of trade routes between Sudan and South Sudan that have affected market functionality and led to high food prices, low household income and purchasing power, and the influx of returnees and refugees from Sudan.
The deterioration is mainly driven by the ongoing depletion of harvested stocks, reduced access to milk as livestock migrate in search of water and pasture, gradual increase of food prices, continued closure of trade routes between Sudan and South Sudan that will result in high food prices, reduced income at household level, and the influx of returnees and refugees from Sudan.
The risk factors to monitor during the project periods include the influx of returnees and refugees from Sudan, impacts of the conflict in Sudan on the state’s markets, high food prices, seasonal deterioration of road networks during the rainy season and associated impacts on market functionality, rainfall performance, cattle-related conflicts and insecurity, and election related insecurity fears.
Northern Bahr El Ghazal State has five counties with an estimated total population of 1.9 million. An estimated 255,129 cases with acute malnutrition need nutrition services in the State. Over one million children in South Sudan are likely to face extreme levels of malnutrition in the first half of 2024, cautions the World Food Programme (WFP).
Global Orphan Relief (GO!) in partnership with Christ Mission to the World (CMW) establishes feeding centres at village schools to provide meals to orphan children which has inspired many orphan children to attend school.
Children at Luethwek, South Sudan, receiving meals.
We have served in South Sudan since 2016 and have provided an estimated 1.9 million meals impacting more than 3,200 children in South Sudan. The scale of this initiative has grown by over 7 times since our launch in 2016, and this growth is driven by the near-famine conditions, the influx of refugees from Sudan, and other socio-economic challenges in this country.
In cooperation with partners, Kids for the Kingdom, Christ Mission to the World, and 200 Orphanages, there has been $164,000 invested in four school sites since October 2020. This investment provides for clean water, kitchens, storerooms, and latrines, all which allow for cost-effective distribution of food aid in these communities.
Global Orphan Relief (GO) has been serving orphaned children since 2005. We have accomplished this work through local in-country partners that provide oversight and distribution of care.
In 2024, we are working to launch a fifth location to provide food aid at Aweil Town. This school received a water early last year and just recently latrines were completed. 709 vulnerable children attend Aweil Town Primary School, with 251 of these children being orphaned. Christ Mission to the World, our local field partner, has built a cook shelter where food can be prepared for the children. We are currently in the need of funding to launch this Feeding Centre. For more information on assisting us in this effort go to Aweil Town Launch.
You may send support or other correspondence to Global Orphan Relief, 16352 Prairie Farm Cir, Parker, CO 80134 or you may give also give electronically at Nutrition Initiative or you may give on this website at the upper righthand corner under ‘Donate’ and choosing Nutrition under the Fund designation.
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Global Orphan Relief is a Christian relief agency serving Orphans in need and a recognized U.S. public charity, tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3). All donations are tax deductible to the extent of the law.