Author Archives: rememberthepoor
Eating Food and Being Loved
Well, the goat stables and chicken house are under way. John sent pictures so we can all have a look…from 10,000 miles away! All of this–the goat stables, the farm, helping Teso–it’s all about sharing food and the love of … Continue reading
Teso Update
In two weeks, leadership from Nkumba (Uganda) will be taking food and the gospel to the villages in the Teso region. If I could, I’d get on a plane and go with them!!! We’ll be sending our final wire for … Continue reading
Maaa-aaaaaa-aaaaaaaaa
I have been informed by two different people (seriously) that this is the sound a goat makes: “Maaaa–aaaaaa-aaaaaaaaa”. So for all you parents who are teaching your children animal noises, you can add this to your repertoire 🙂 Below is … Continue reading
Imagine all the People
Frank and I would looooooooooove to be living in Africa, but constrained by my health, we are here until the Lord opens those doors. Not being there, I imagine what it will be like to bring food to 3500 hungry … Continue reading
ONE DAY!
One person astutely noted that if each person (who reads this blog or is part of the Facebook Remember the Poor group) swapped out $200, the goal of completing the farm AND providing emergency relief food to the villages in … Continue reading
Want to give $2400/month to feed orphans? Here's how!!
I just came back from my “grocery shopping”. It’s free. Interested? 🙂 Years ago, I approached our local grocery store (a national chain), and asked them if our church could pick up and distribute their end-of-shelf-life (ESL) food once a … Continue reading
Want to give $2400/month to feed orphans? Here’s how!!
I just came back from my “grocery shopping”. It’s free. Interested? 🙂 Years ago, I approached our local grocery store (a national chain), and asked them if our church could pick up and distribute their end-of-shelf-life (ESL) food once a … Continue reading
A Time to Sow, A Time to Dance
Seggy sent the following message regarding Teso and the villages he visited that are experiencing famine and starvation. “There are about 700 people in each village & there are 5 villages. We need approximately $9,000 for each village. I wish … Continue reading
They all came running and asked for help
By Seggy Hannington Yesterday at 4am, I left for Teso Sub-region which is badly hit by the looming famine in Africa. The journey took me more than 8 hours by bus, and as I was seated I kept thinking, “what … Continue reading
Saying sorry without doing anything cannot help. YES, I mean it. All they need now is FOOD, FOOD, FOOD, FOOD, FOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDD. This was Seggy’s status post on Facebook last night. I chatted with him online this morning, and he said … Continue reading
Time to do something crazy
Life comes at us fast, right? I have all these other things lined up to share with you, but they will have to wait. Today, Seggy’s status post on Facebook was this: “People are preferring death to starvation, this so … Continue reading
Crazy Love
If you read or listen to only one other book apart from the Bible this year, THIS is it. You won’t want to miss it! 🙂 Click on the image of the book to visit the Crazy Love site. Crazy … Continue reading