MARTINSBURG, WV - "You know when somebody is hungry, you have to do something about it," says Daniel Wall, a volunteer with Community Combined Ministries, Inc., and the program "Kidz Power Pacs."
Diana and Daniel Wall say a missionary trip to El Salvador changed their lives. They describe young children walking for hours to a cramped feeding program just for a small bite, if even that, to eat.
"They would stand there. The older ones would always stand behind the younger ones and watch them eat, because they knew they had to take care of them, that was their responsibility, mom and dad are not around anymore. So sometimes they would walk miles and miles, and not get anything to eat themselves," remembers Daniel.
They decided to make a change: Soon after coming home they kicked off the program called "Kidz Power Pacs" (KPP), helping feed kids in need at Jefferson and Berkeley County schools.
"To know that you're helping feed these children, it's just God's vision of bringing everybody together. Everybody's heart of course goes to a child, so it's amazing to see," says Diana Wall, President of Community Combined Ministries, Inc., and volunteer with KPP.
In schools it's anonymous, and program leaders say they this donated food is not taken from food banks. Each week volunteers pack kid-friendly meals for students to bring home over the weekend, holiday breaks, and during the summer.
"It's not just feeding children, but it's bringing the community together and uniting everybody to help one another," adds Diana.
They say it's incredible to know that less children will go hungry.
"Hunger is going without to the point where it does affect your mindset, your skill levels, your ability to think when you're in school, especially for these children," says Daniel.
Yet they remind us, the need to feed is out there and it's growing.
To help through donation or volunteering, you can visit the program website, or Facebook.
You can also call the President, Diana Wall, directly at: (304) 268-8778.
Diana and Daniel Wall say a missionary trip to El Salvador changed their lives. They describe young children walking for hours to a cramped feeding program just for a small bite, if even that, to eat.
"They would stand there. The older ones would always stand behind the younger ones and watch them eat, because they knew they had to take care of them, that was their responsibility, mom and dad are not around anymore. So sometimes they would walk miles and miles, and not get anything to eat themselves," remembers Daniel.
They decided to make a change: Soon after coming home they kicked off the program called "Kidz Power Pacs" (KPP), helping feed kids in need at Jefferson and Berkeley County schools.
"To know that you're helping feed these children, it's just God's vision of bringing everybody together. Everybody's heart of course goes to a child, so it's amazing to see," says Diana Wall, President of Community Combined Ministries, Inc., and volunteer with KPP.
In schools it's anonymous, and program leaders say they this donated food is not taken from food banks. Each week volunteers pack kid-friendly meals for students to bring home over the weekend, holiday breaks, and during the summer.
"It's not just feeding children, but it's bringing the community together and uniting everybody to help one another," adds Diana.
They say it's incredible to know that less children will go hungry.
"Hunger is going without to the point where it does affect your mindset, your skill levels, your ability to think when you're in school, especially for these children," says Daniel.
Yet they remind us, the need to feed is out there and it's growing.
To help through donation or volunteering, you can visit the program website, or Facebook.
You can also call the President, Diana Wall, directly at: (304) 268-8778.
Comments
if the us wouldnt feed these 3rd world countries or spend money on a useless drug war against pot and pay attention to its own citizens this would not be a problem u dont hear of amsterdam having a drug problem or starving kids wise up america martinsburg is not the only place kids r hungry but that state has so many drug arrests for pot and [censored] its unreal been in jail for getting caught for a little weed and there was people busted in the king street area for large amounts of crack and pot and most were people from other countrys like haties and jamaca legalize weed like colorado and washington tax it take the money from that feed starving kids you wait and c just how much money those states reap intaxes over the next 2 yrs and i'll bet its in the millions
dave h.
January 28, 2013 at 4:30 am
