Food for the Hungry

Yesterday we had a meeting with Jaun Carlos and Christina from an organization called Food for the Hunger. www.fhicr.com They have been working in Los Guidos, an area of 200,000 people within the city of Desamparados. During our meeting they shared with us their heart to see the churches united in Los Guidos, as well as, see people's lives transformed in body, mind, and soul. They shared with us many of the projects they already have established--feeding kitchens, sports clinics, parenting classes-- as well as those things they recognize a need for but don't currently have the staff to support. They are very open to working with Students International. We share a similar heart and vision for the people, and many of the projects they would like to start in Los Guidos are the same ideas we had from the needs we had observed through conversations with other peoples. While we are not certain that we will partner with FHI, the meeting was confirmation for our team that this is where God wants us, and the things He has been laying on our hearts coincide with the needs of this community. We really do not want to just barge into a neighborhood with all of our American ideas and try to "fix" the people. We want to come alongside what God is already doing in the area.

Please be praying for us as we try to discern exactly where God wants us to invest our time, talent, and treasures. Most of FHI's projects are winding down for the Christmas season, but after the first of the year, we all plan on spending sometime working as volunteers at different sites to see how we might fit into their ministry.