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How A Packed Lunch Can Transform A Community

When the health of family is on the line, education can be pushed out of mind and out of sight. The long-term impact this can have on a society and community can be detrimental. Instead of a thriving, growing, and flourishing town, it barely exists, trying to survive day-to-day. For the children that can get to school, their education is greatly hindered by their lack of food. The impact this can have on their education can be very damaging as they lack the concentration needed to engage with the lessons and learning. Rifeta, one of the teachers at the school shares, “70% of the students come from the Roma background. They really need our help because they usually come from multi-member families where nobody is employed and they live and survive through only farming.” But thanks to our partners, Orphan’s Promise have been able to step in and provide packed lunches that were desperately needed. Lunches have been provided for the school. “Now fuelled by this simple packed lunch, these children are able to engage in the learning, embrace curiosity, and equip themselves for a brighter future.” Rifeta highlights that “when you have a child that knows he has a lunch in school, then there is no need for that child to go aside or beg.” The difference this has made within the school is tremendous.

“Through the project we have decreased the number of absences, the children are more regular in school, they are more successful, and they have a desire to continue their education. All of that leads to education, employment, and care for their family”. Where the children have younger siblings, they often stay in education until the 8th or 9th grade. They would then drop out so their siblings could go to school instead. Thankfully, that’s not the case anymore. The older and younger siblings stay at school together and will often remain there until they have a high school diploma.

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GLOBAL IMPACT | 15 Saving A Wounded Teenager

Life dealt Judith an unfair blow. At only 16 years old, she received a life-threatening injury. Having been struck by a stray bullet at a nearby protest, she was rushed to a hospital near her home in Nigeria. The bullet entered her abdomen. The doctors gave her a temporary colostomy that could be closed later but it was much too expensive for her family to afford.

“No matter how hard I tried, it seemed I would not be able to come close to getting the money for my daughter’s surgery,” Judith’s mother, Talatu, explained.

But soon, the family learned about the Life-Changing Surgeries program from CBN’s Operation Blessing—and this precious girl received the much-needed procedure. The love and generosity of caring partners around the globe helped make this possible. Her mother was overwhelmed with joy. “Thank you, Operation Blessing!” Talatu said. “God used you to help my daughter.”

In Desperate Need of Care

Tiny and frail: that’s how the social workers described 1-year-old Jonathan. The children’s home in the Philippines, supported by CBN’s Orphan’s Promise, had to do something.

He crawled slowly using his belly and hands, was malnourished, and suffered with intestinal parasites.

His father was imprisoned on drug charges. His mother left him and his siblings in the care of a neighbour who gave him to someone in a nearby city.

Thankfully, Jonathan’s siblings ended up in the children’s home. The social workers found Jonathan and reunited him with his siblings.

Thanks to CBN partners, Jonathan has been receiving proper care, nourishment, and the love he so desperately needed. This precious little boy is now a happier, healthier 3-year-old.