For Immediate Release For more information:
Randy Souza
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Local Group Feeds Over 8,500 in Malawi
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -Feeding The Nations (FTN) blessed Malawi, Africa, with $400,000 worth of food and multi-vitamins. The canned vegetables, and vitamin-fortified rice and vegetable meals were distributed to approximately 8,500 people, while doctors and medical clinics received many of the vitamins to use with their patients.
"The rice-soy casserole meals are excellent and enjoyed by all. We see this first hand from the 50 orphan children in our care here at the Iris Ministry base," said David Morrison who helped distribute the supplies as part of Iris Africa. He went on to explain that the orphans "are the most vulnerable in the society who without the assistance of Iris Africa would be left to face their difficult circumstances alone. There is no social welfare office to provide them support nor any relatives or neighbors willing to help. In this culture grandmothers are overwhelmed with the burden to care for their orphaned grandchildren - there are so many, and they make up the majority on our recipient list."
FTN's supplies also assisted the village of Tengani that fell victim to an arsonist who randomly set four homes on fire, leaving the people of the village frightened and bewildered. "The families had lost everything, including food supplies, dishes, clothes, blankets and sleeping mats, as their grass houses were quickly engulfed in flames," Morrison reported.
Located in southeastern Africa, Malawi is home to more than one million orphans, nearly three-fourths of whom lost their parents due to AIDS. The life expectancy for men is just over 43 and 42 for women. The country faces repeated famines due to droughts, government corruption and diseases, among other factors.
Feeding The Nations is a non-profit 501(c) (3) International Christian humanitarian relief organization with supporting international offices. FTN is a division of Provident® whose ministries are headquartered in South Bend, Ind. The mission of FTN is to deliver food, medicine, new clothing and other necessities to families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or other natural disasters. FTN directly coordinates the entire relief process to assure all contributions are delivered into the hands of those in need. FTN brings the abundance from developed nations to meet the critical needs of people in the second and third world nations. For more information, you can write Feeding The Nations, P.O. Box 2438, South Bend, Ind. 46680 or visit www.FeedingTheNations.org
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