PACK IT!!!

Kids Around the World, the missions organization, not only puts playgrounds in third world countries, but also partners with another organization (Feed My Starving Children), to provide nutritious rice packets to the children and people of those countries, as well. This week, on Saturday, November 3, at the Bridge, we are "packing!" In an assembly-line fashion, our church people will line up to fill as many bags as we can, in four hours, with rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables, vitamins, and added chicken seasonings; then vacuum-seal them, to send over to Thailand and beyond. Each packet costs $1.32. One of these bags will feed one child for six days. All that has to be done is add water and cook over a heated stove. The pictures on the back of the package are very self-explanatory for a child or an adult, and the food inside is super nutritious AND life-saving. Paul, our Kids Around the World liason, challenged the people of the church to just eat this rice packet ONLY for an entire day. Many of the people who tried it couldn't do it, which shows just how entitled we have really become in America. Although I didn't get to participate in this task, because I was out of town helping my mom after her surgery, I am going to do my best to do it for a day before leaving on our Thailand trip. We will see!!! If you ever want to donate to a worthy cause, this actually works, because instead of sending the money to an organization, you are actually sending a real, live package of food to a child! Contact Kids Around the World or Feed My Starving Children to see what you can do to get involved!!! (www.kidsaroundtheworld.com[/email:]mobilepackinfo@fmsc.org/)