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Aug 2012 11

When I Grow Up: A Local Group That Helps Kids Do Just That

2012 Articles, Diana Bulls, Helping Hands, Reedley News

by Diana Bulls

Sophy is 13 years old. She lives in the dangerous and oppressive slum of Huruma in Nairobi, Kenya. Sophy's future would have been a bleak one except for one thing, she had the opportunity to attend school. Today she is attending the Furaha High School and is in the top 1% of success in the nation. This was made possible by the Furaha Community Foundation who runs a school in the slum, and the Foundation is just one of the organizations partnered with When I Grow Up, a ministry of Redeemer's Church in Reedley.

Dec 2011 10

Meeting Food Needs in a Land of Abundance: Make A Difference This Christmas

2011 Articles, Helping Hands, Ministry Musings, Tom Sims

by Tom Sims

If you are looking to make a difference in the lives of the hungry in the Central Valley this holiday season and beyond--this article highlights many opportunities!
In the richest agricultural county in America, families go hungry every day.

Dec 2010 18

Sharing The Bread Of Life in Dinuba

2010 Articles, Diana Bulls, Helping Hands, Ministry Musings

by Diana Bulls

On any given Tuesday morning people start gathering at the First Assembly of God Church in Dinuba, and by 9:00 a.m. the social hall is filled. Pastors Don Hall and Roland De LaCerda welcome the people and share the gospel message for the day; then volunteers begin to hand out loaves of bread—it’s all part of the Bread of Life Ministry.

Nov 2010 20

Fighting Hunger in California’s Breadbasket

2010 Articles, Community, Diana Bulls, Helping Hands, Ministry Musings, Reedley News

by Diana Bulls

Although it may seem hard to believe, a hunger crisis has been unfolding right here in Fresno County—the breadbasket of California, or as we who live in Reedley like to say, “The World’s Fruit Basket.” According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quick Facts about Fresno County, 22.1% of the population was under the poverty level in 2008 compared to 13.3% in all of California.