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After much delay, Hope 4 Kids International is thrilled to announce that our food finally arrived to Smile Africa! Nearly a year ago, Hope 4 Kids shipped a 40-foot container of 270,864 meals for our Karamojong children and boarding school kids in Uganda.  Before our feeding program was established in July of 2007, the Karamojong children would scrounge through trash bins for rotten potatoes, chicken bones and discarded produce for food. They were extremely malnourished, naked and they did not know where they were going to get their next meal.Under the guidance of Pastor Ruth from Smile Africa Ministries, Hope 4 Kids International responded to this need in a significant and compassionate way. We are humbled to say that 420 kids now receive two meals a day from our feeding program. They also have an opportunity to bathe, have their clothes washed and wounds treated. There are teachers on hand teaching them reading, writing and arithmetic. Over this last year, the children’s health and sense of hope has greatly improved as a result of the direct impact from this feeding program. Hope 4 Kids International collaborated with Feed My Starving Children in an effort to bring steady nutritious meals to these children who are suffering from malnourishment. FMSC provides individually packed highly nutritious and filling meals packed with rice, soy, vitamins and dehydrated vegetables all for free. Each meal provides a day’s worth of vitamins and nutrients to enable the children to grow up strong to fight off diseases like malaria, measles and dysentery.  Hope 4 Kids is so grateful for the tireless efforts of Pastor Ruth of Smile Africa and of our customs clearance agent, Hussein Simiyu Khatua from W & S International. Together, they were able to convince high-ranking government officials from the Prime Minister’s office to waive $20,000 US taxes by the Ugandan government. The long African bureaucracy process could not derail Pastor Ruth’s determination in receiving this food successfully and without penalty. “This was a battle that only God could fight,” she says. We are so thankful to everyone’s prayers and efforts in delivering this food. The kids had their first meal yesterday and they loved it! Thank you for everyone’s prayers and for all the money donated for the shipping container. We are truly grateful for your partnership! |
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