A DAY AT THE MANNA PROJECT

I was out working in the kitchen and I thought I would share a few pictures with everyone

Hand washing.

The little ones wash their hands before they eat. We use a bottle of soap, a bucket of water, and a small bowl. First we pour a little water on their hands, add the soap, and then rinse again. The older children just wash and get ready, the little ones will take a bath if we don't watch out. I can not tell you the times I hear little giggles and I look out and see a little one dripping wet, pouring water on each other.

Prayer time.

We pray with the children before every meal, sometimes we even have little ones who want to lead the prayers, they thank God for the food they will be eating, for the ladies who made it, for their families, and for the generous people who care about them and help to provide this food and a place for them to have at least one meal a day.
As you can see these prayers were very "sweet".Sometimes you can not help but peek. Christian was not taking any chances.
Smiles are abundant and contagious


Chicken feet are a sure crowd pleaser.Quite often the children volunteer to help out. They love to serve one another. In fact we often have more help than we need. It would be so much easier to just "do it" but you have to think of the joy these little ones get in serving one another. It is well worth the extra work to see the pleasure and pride on their little faces when they help.




It seems to me that we have more children than ever and new faces everyday. The prices of food here has increased dramatically. Everything is more, rice, cornmeal, beans and eggs. Fruit and veggies, milk and cheese. I will not even comment on the price of meat. The gas, electric and water are all higher as well. We have had to be a little more creative in streching our funds. We have bought in bulk and frozen foods as much as possible, we have started experimenting with a garden, we have always had water one day a week instead of kool-aid.
Our monthly budget is $1500 a month. We are spending about .45 per meal per child.This budget includes all of the food, the pay for six full time employees(women from the community), gas, electric, water, and misc. expenses (cleaning supplies, replacement of utensils and supplies, etc.)
These are not luxury items these are necessities.
We have been blessed to have met our budget every month. Even when I start to wonder where the next meal will come from God keeps providing, it is like Manna from heaven.
I want to say a special thank you to everyone who listens to their heart and who continue to support this ministry with their prayer, their time, and their financial donations.

Children need to eat to live and your help makes this possible.

If you would like to support this work or to find out more about The Manna Project feel free to contact me at klugefamily@gmail.com.