Delivering ImpactLives Food

Here are some pictures of one of the communities in which we delivered ImpactLives food.  The name of the community is Bario Carolina.  It's near La Caleta a suburb of Santo Domingo, but the community itself is very remote.  We drove on many winding, gravel roads to find this place. 

Pastor Felipe Mendoza knew this place.  They are preparing to plant a church there.  They have two pastoral workers living there and teaching the people to read and write.  As I talked to this pastor he said he wants everyone in that community to be able to read, so they can find a good job and so they can read the Word of God. 

Kids running and playing and being kids. 

You can see the condition of the homes.  Also, note, the device for catching rain water. 
They do not have access to clean drinking water in this community.

Pastor Felipe showing the food, explaining where it came from,
the vitamins and minerals it contains and how to prepare it.

The pastors had a very organized way of delivering the food. 
They went to the homes of each person ahead of time, made a list of the people with greatest need and the number of people in each house.  They informed them of the day and time of the distribution.  The people gathered at the pastor's house and they called each family by name, one at a time, to pick up their food.

There were people of all ages - elderly, fathers, single mothers and lots of children their with their parents.

When the distribution was over, some of the community members stuck around to visit.  We talked about the lack of education opportunities available in that community and their need for water.  One of the women commented that she was so thankful that we came -- she said "we're often forgotten out here." 

It was a great day.  Many people received a blessing, including me.  It's pretty incredible to see the food get to the people who need it most. As we get to know the community more, perhaps we can find more ways to support these leaders in the work they are doing in this community. 

 Thanks to everyone who made this possible.