swipe out hunger

to start, yes, i am aware that it has almost been a full year since i posted on this blog, i've been busy.

this past week at Hesston College, where i am currently attending, has been no impact week, based off of our freshman common read, No Impact Man by Collin Beaven. Today was the last of the activities, where we packaged food with Numana and the swipe out hunger project. i worked for an hour and forty five minuets, but it felt like no time at all had passed. i helped fill 10 boxes of food with 36 meals per box, so 360 meals. That is amazing. the food that we packaged is going to Somalia to help feed the starving due to the famine that is currently destroying their nation. The main reason why i decided to post this, is something that someone said while we were working. to give context, we had to way out each meal, to be within 390-392, adding or taking away rice to make them as precise as possible. anyway, the quote is "its amazing how much 5 grains of rice can do." and bam. wow. i thought to myself, what a true statement. 5 grains of rice may not seem like alot, but, in combination with another 5 grains, and another 5 grains, we get more and more grains. if i give 5 grains, and so does everyone else we have a ton of rice, that can feed the poor. if you would like to learn more about the Swipe Out Hunger project by Numana, go to http://swipeouthunger.com/ if your heart so desires, donate. 5 grains of rice can change someones life.