Ever try to do your homework or read a book or say a prayer when your stomach is craving food? Except for intentional fasts, being hungry interferes with your desire to do just about anything.
That's why I'm so impressed with people like Steve and Beth Dailey, Toledoans who are working as missionaries in the Philippines. There they head up a program that feeds 800 poor children every day.
"Studies clearly show proper nutrition provides not only good physical growth, but strong mental and immune system development as well," Steve said. "Our desire is to provide spiritual nourishment in addition to meeting the nutritional needs of the child."
I'm including the Daileys in an upcoming article on how the falling value of the dollar is affecting American missionaries overseas. Meanwhile, they have a great website where you can read about all about their ministry. Here's a link.
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Toledo, Ohio
June 3, 2008