{"id":241,"date":"2009-02-11T14:18:15","date_gmt":"2009-02-11T14:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2009\/02\/february-food-drive-update-and-pictures.html"},"modified":"2009-02-11T14:18:15","modified_gmt":"2009-02-11T14:18:15","slug":"february-food-drive-update-and-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2009\/02\/february-food-drive-update-and-pictures.html","title":{"rendered":"February Food Drive: Update and Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of this afternoon we have received $10,695<\/span> <\/strong>for the February Food Drive Project! Thank you for your gifts toward this important project. I'm also happy to report that one of our planes has already left for Ethiopia (pictures below). We have just $2,430 left to finish off this project to send 120,000 meals to Ethiopia and Swaziland.<\/p>\n

Here's a report from our ministry partner who was at the airport when the first shipment of food left for Ethiopia:

We have liftoff ~ the plane left Dayton, OH at 3:30 PM EST today. Will land in Addis on Friday.<\/span>
Lord willing, we will be able to make this flight a few times this year.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Right now there are three things you can do to help…<\/p>\n

1. GIVE: <\/strong>If you haven't already given, please consider a gift to help finish off the remaining $2,430 we have left to go on this project. Click here to donate.<\/a><\/strong> Make sure to put "February Food Project" in the notes section.<\/p>\n

2. PRAY: <\/strong>Pray for a smooth delivery process as the food works its way through customs and to our in-country partners who will distribute the food. I will keep you posted on the blog as to what happens and when the food arrives. Please pray for this shipment!<\/p>\n

3. SHARE: <\/strong>Spread the word throughout the Web using your blog or Facebook page. You can link directly to this post or any of the posts in this series letting other know how they can help. Get the message out!<\/p>\n

Below are the photos of the plane leaving the U.S. on its way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This is the first of several shipments this project is funding. Thank you for making this possible. Thank you for being God's blessing to these children. More photos will follow…thank you so much!<\/p>\n

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