What's Cooking at the Feeding Centers?

Over the past year, Esdras has had the pleasure of visiting many of the feeding centers sponsored by Sowers4Pastors. He was eager to share what’s going on with them.

The S4P feeding centers are run by local pastors through Sunday school programs. The pastors drive to Gracias to pick up the food. Then they return back to their communities loaded down with rice, beans, and vegetables. Protein-packed meals are prepared each Sunday, providing physical food to go along with the spiritual food that is being served up to the children in attendance.

This past Sunday, Esdras visited Pastor Henry’s church, which is about a three-hour drive from Gracias. That church has around three hundred kids in attendance each Sunday. The Sunday school program has grown to include things like a music school and a barber school. Yes, a barber school! Thinking I might have misunderstood him, I asked Esdras to clarify that last point. Here’s what he said:

“Some people in this area don’t have money to pay for a haircut. This ministry is on the street–working with people who may not have homes.” 

Yes, Pastor Henry is an innovative man who saw a need and found a way to fill it. This isn’t the only feeding center he oversees. Pastor Henry serves six different locations, serving a total of 1200 kids in his area. 

“It’s an awesome opportunity to see in person what the goal is when we are donating to the feeding centers. Sometimes when we give out the rice to the pastors, we can’t see the whole picture. But I saw kids involved in music and in serving with skills like barbering,” said Edras.

In two weeks, Sowers4Pastors is hosting a meeting for the leaders of all the feeding centers, which will take place in Gracias. The idea behind this meeting is to make sure that each center is given quality Sunday school materials and how to use them.

Esdras shared, “The food centers are sharing stories from the Bible but many of them don’t have a system or age-appropriate materials.” 

S4P wants to supply each center with good resources that cover topics such as grace and mercy. Esdras has been working with some other people on this and a curriculum has been found. While the kids are given nutritious food to assist in their physical growth, they will also be receiving food to help them grow in God. 

If you’d like to make an extra donation to the feeding center program, head over to the ministry website. Your donation can make a huge impact.

   

- posted by Christi.