A years-long drought in Kenya has forced many families to the brink, surviving on meager meals of corn. Mission of Mercy has provided two shipments of protien-enriched rice meals to the children who need it most.

The staff at Upendo Child Development Center, shown here working alongside parents to unload the rice pack delivery, also relayed their gratitude. “The parents of Upendo want to give their thanks to Mission of Mercy for the mercies they have to their children. We pray that God may bless the sponsors and make all their plans succeed.”

Many children danced and sang as they waited for the food to cook. Prior to the Manna Rice Pack delivery, many families were surviving on one meal a day, if that.

Parents who struggled to feed their children eagerly unloaded the new shipment of Manna Rice Packs, which were purchased via Mission of Mercy's Children's Crisis Fund in partnership with Feed My Starving Children and Convoy of Hope.

Little Sifa lives with his grandmother. She had been praying for more food to arrive because Sifa liked it so much and his health greatly improved with each meal. A single pouch contains six meals.

Desperation makes a strange meal. Some mothers scoured the riverbanks looking for caterpillars to feed their children. Others would search for oranges to sell on the street in hopes of earning enough to provide a meal for their family.

If they didn't sell, the oranges would be their children's only meal for the day.

Young Baraka was thrilled to receive more rice packs. “I thought it would not be brought again! I like it and my mother prepares it for me and we now eat 3 times a day!” he said. The staff at Matumaini Child Development Center share that “you truly have been a reason for us to say God is great for the aid and support you are giving us in this part of Kenya.”

Children who attend Joy Child Development Center in Malindi often share their breakfast with friends and siblings. “Thank you for remembering us again,” a grateful mother said.