{"id":240,"date":"2009-02-10T07:19:32","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T07:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2009\/02\/february-food-drive-day-2.html"},"modified":"2009-02-10T07:19:32","modified_gmt":"2009-02-10T07:19:32","slug":"february-food-drive-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2009\/02\/february-food-drive-day-2.html","title":{"rendered":"February Food Drive: Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we received $8,005 toward the February Food Drive for Ethiopia and Swaziland. Thank you friends! The cargo plane is ready to take off and deliver 120,000 meals to orphans we serve. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.pursuantgroup.net\/pursuant4\/hopechest\/chcselect\/donation.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>We still have $5,120 to go to finish off this project.<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A few hours after yesterday&#039;s post, I got a call from one of our ministry partners who committed $5,000 toward the food project. What a blessing to have almost half of this project funded by one special family. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We also took in a $5.00 donation from a seven-year-old first grader whose family is adopting a daughter from Ethiopia. After her parents explained the food crisis in Ethiopia, she said, <strong><em>&quot;Can I give $5.00 to make sure the kids like me have food?&quot;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">$5 or $5,000 or whatever you can give. I want you to participate in this project and experience the blessing of God working through a community of believers to bring his love to orphans. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I can&#039;t wait to show you the photos of the meals, the containers, and the kids you have blessed. Just $5,120 more to go&#8230; Use the link below to make your gift, and be sure to put &quot;February Food Drive&quot; in the note.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.pursuantgroup.net\/pursuant4\/hopechest\/chcselect\/donation.asp\">JOIN THE FEBRUARY FOOD DRIVE WITH YOUR GIFT TODAY!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we received $8,005 toward the February Food Drive for Ethiopia and Swaziland. Thank you friends! The cargo plane is ready to take off and deliver 120,000 meals to orphans we serve. Thank you! We still have $5,120 to go to finish off this project. 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