Food

This is an actual Peruvian "pantry"

Have you ever opened your refrigerator or cupboards, looked inside and said, "There's nothing to eat!" The reality for most of us is that this is simply not true. It would be far more accurate to say, "There's nothing in here that I want to eat."

For so many people, there is nothing to eat. Literally.

For so many people, there is no choice.

I won't bore you with statistics, but the reality is that many parents in our world do not have enough food to feed their children. As a mother, this breaks my heart.

Today, have your kids count the cans, bottles and boxes of food in your cupboards and consider giving a $.01, $.05, $.10 or $.25 donation for each to Compassion.

As a family talk about our easy access to food. Talk about how and what other families eat around the world. These two books are very interesting and have great photographs.

Let's Eat! What Children Eat Around the World by Beatrice Hollyer

(Compassion countries: Mexico, India and Thailand)

What the World Eats

(Compassion Countries: Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Philippines, Mexico)

And like this boy in Peru, let's truly be thankful for the food God has provided to us. This photo was taken at a Compassion project in Lima at lunchtime.