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TheIntersection ofMissionwith Mission Ben's Hope and Sus Manos
Thanks to the generosity of West Michigan farmers, Sus Manos Gleaners has plenty of produce ready to be shipped around the world. And now friends from Benjamin’s Hope will be joining the volunteer effort to make this happen!
Tim Paauw has a passion to feed the hungry. He and his dad, Jim, formed Sus Manos Gleaners, an organization that accepts food donations from West Michigan farms. Volunteers chop the produce and then process it in an industrial food dehydrator. The dehydrated food is packaged in 55-gallon drums that are shipped around the world to Christian missions that serve people living with food scarcity.
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When Tim Paauw and Krista Mason first began discussing collaboration, the synergy between the two non-profits was immediate. Krista has a wholehearted passion to find opportunities where people with autism can use their gifts and talents to make the world a better place. As the father of 2 boys with autism, Tim shares this passion.
At Ben’s Hope we embrace co-laboring for the Kingdom. People of all-abilities, working together. Tim shared that Sus Manos is sending literally 1000’s of meals to Haiti, Ukraine, Syria and Turkey. And, Sus Manos needs volunteers to package food. "As we spoke a beautiful idea formed,” says Krista, "The men and women of Ben’s Hope stepping in. People with disability often find themselves on the receiving end of care. To be the giver of help affirms dignity and worth. Ben’s Hope and Sus Manos, partnering together, is truly a picture of co-laboring for the Kingdom!”
With his typical unvarnished enthusiasm, Tim adds, "Just imagine, the Ben's Hope residents and team can feed thousands of people who live in conditions we cannot even imagine. I've heard Krista use the phrase 'love begets love'. I believe this will be powerful in the partnership of Sus Manos and Benjamin's Hope. Imagine the lesson we can all learn by viewing the Ben's Hope men and women as main contributors to bringing meals to people who are literally starving. This is the gospel."
