Serving God – Page 2 – Stories of Hope

By V.J Wakefeild

As most of you probably know, the country of Venezuela is currently a war zone. It is in absolute chaos because of their government, which is a narco-dictatorship, and the people have had enough of their mistreatment. An example is that water prices are higher than the price for oil. This means that most people are literally dying of thirst, and they are also dying because of the protests getting out of hand and the police beating some people and some had even died. So, why am I writing this? Because part of my family is from Venezuela. My family and I have taken many trips to Venezuela where my abuelita and my tio lived (grandmother and uncle). I have seen poverty at its peak. Multiple people living in a house that is no bigger than a single bedroom. Plus, there are other rich countries whose governments steal the resources which Venezuela holds. This is a fight of interest, or also known as money. The reason why they are fighting to keep Venezuela the way it is is because Venezuela has riches that is and was unheard of. And they think that if they have control over Venezuela, then they can have all of the riches to become more powerful. However, things are starting to become better. There are currently 50 countries, including America, who are fighting alongside the people of Venezuela to end this disorder, and we can help too. I am writing to you guys to help pray for these people. Please pray for the restoration of peace. Democracy and for fair treatment and justice. This might not seem like much but don’t underestimate the power of God, the Lord of light who always stomps out the darkness. I’ll provide a couple of links that will lead you to some articles on the matter. I’ll also do weekly updates on the matter and to show you what has been happening so far.

Please comment support for the country and prayers please.

Here are the articles that have been posted today: (You might need to copy and paste the URL) also there are some videos. These do not belong to me, they belong to the owners of the videos and websites.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-venezuela-politics-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-says-working-with-us-to-sow-dissent-in-venezuela-army-idUKKCN1RK2J8

U.S. Military Wary of China’s Foothold in Venezuela

This belongs to BBC News

Thank you for reading.

By V.J Wakefeild

This might seem like a strange title, but this is the name of a Christian, non-profit organization which helps feed malnourished children in over 60 countries around the world, and has over 80 partnerships in these countries. I have had the honor of going to one of these places, and it was very nice and uplifting both spiritually and emotionally.

What they do is again that they feed malnourished children in their most desperate hours. At their buildings they take in people who volunteer with them, which who then help pack the food named, ” Manna Packs” into boxes for a certain country for each day. Then after they were done, they pray over the food then ship them off to the country they were packing for.

These were the exact things that happened when we visited. Last year in the month of November, the Friday after Thanksgiving my mother and I went because we wanted to help give the kids the Thanksgiving they deserve, and also because it was a project at school to volunteer in my community. So we went online and signed up online. When we went to one of their locations, it was full of happy people and the feeling was just wonderful. So they brought us inside after we put out stuff away and put on our hairnets. They sat all the people down and introduced the jobs. There were the loading, packers and the labelers. My mom and I went to label with a mother and her kids. They were little kids, but they were excited to help out. Lastly, they gathered all the boxes and we prayed over them, so they can have safe travel and go into the kids’ bellies. According to the woman, this is what we achieved in the week:

Boxes Packed: 145

Meals: 31,320

Kids fed for a year: 85

Costs: $6,890

During the entire experience, I have felt so happy and welcomed, even as we went back home. It made me want to go back there again and again. I would definitely give the experience a 10/10 would recommend. I also recommend that you do this as well. Not only does it help feed hungry kids, but it also can help save lives. Additionally, when you go there you can buy some stuff so some money can go to the people around the world who made them. I bought a butterfly ornament for the Christmas tree.

To be able to volunteer or donate go to this website:

https://www.fmsc.org/

Just copy and paste it into the search bar.

Picture time! (Yay!):