Andy spent most of his time in the container...HOT!
Some of the notes written on the boxes.
Amy with Dr. Beauty and Evelyn Shongwe in front of the container.
While working in Swaziland we have come to know and respect many organizations. Many organizations we have heard of, but to experience being a part of their work is life changing. A few weeks ago we were informed by NCM Swaziland that a container was coming full of food. We were not sure what to expect, but we told them we would be there to help unload.
Finally the container arrived two weeks after it was scheduled. The day it arrived we spent three hours waiting as the truck driver attempted to back the container into the unloading area. We all decided it was too late to unload and that we would reconvene in the morning.
The next morning we arrived and opened the container. The container was full! 1356 boxes of food! Each box had 33 packages of food. Each package could be a meal for an entire family. Imagine how many people this will feed!!! That is roughly 45,000 meals.
As we touched each box we noticed that the boxes had been packaged by children in America. Many of the boxes had drawings and words of encouragement directed towards the receivers of the food. Come to find out the children in America packaged everything!
We spent two long mornings distributing the food to the four districts, NCM, and the task force. Even though we were all aching and hot, we all were excited about how many hungry stomachs we were helping to feed. Thanks 'Kids Against Hunger' for helping our Swaziland! Check our these two organizations that help feed Swaziland: www.kidsagainsthunger.org and Feed My Starving Children: http://www.fmsc.org/. It is an honor to work with them!
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