It’s heartwrenching to see an innocent child out on the streets, begging for money to buy something to eat. Many children, families and individuals around the world are suffering from poverty, death, disasters and diseases. Not being able to do anything about it can be very frustrating. Well, something can be done about it. One may not be able to alleviate them from poverty, but the least one can do is give them food and the essentials they need in order to survive, just like what Feed The Children and Larry Jones continuously does.

The story of how Feed The Children born started with a small child by the name of Jason. Larry Jones happened to be in Haiti attending a conference when he met Jason. The boy asked if Jones could spare a few pennies because he wanted to eat. Moved by the child’s plea, Jones bought him a roll of bread and butter, and a bottle of soda. Jones was amazed at the sight of this hungry child while grain was decaying in his hometown because of not enough market for growers.

Back in his Oklahoma home, Jones and his wife Frances decided to start an organization and donate the surplus of food to hungry children in the world. Farmers began to contribute bags of grain to the Joneses. On that day, Feed The Children came to be.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_The_Children http://feedthechildrencorp.blogspot.com/