Touching Lives redux: Soup Clubs
Well, www.500Uniforms.org succeeded in raising the funds they needed for the school uniforms, so we can check that one off! In its place, I’ve bumped Oceans of Mercy’s Soup Club. I read about it this morning at one of the best sites I know – KristieApplesauce – who is a missionary in South Africa for Oceans of Mercy with her husband.
- It’s not cheap – it costs $300 to install the soup kitchen first, and $100 to run it each month.
- On the other hand, it’s not expensive, either – imagine feeding a child for $0.06 per meal!
This covers all food and equipment for feeding 50 kids for 6 days a week. Read the details here on Kristie’s blog. It’s not such an easy thing for one person to manage, but how about your church or youth group? The key here is recognizing that this is a long-term commitment – you can’t just start this and drop it after 3 months.
Whatever you do about the soup club, do check out Kristie’s blog. It’s one of the 2 blogs at the very top of my list.
Dave Travis
Rose
Thanks for this great synopsis. (BTW, “No Name” near bottom of your list was Mel Lawrenz, Elmbrook...
Jon Reid
