Through a long-standing Covenant with the Methodist Church of Haiti, the Michigan Area Haiti Task Force has fed up to 20,000 children a day in Methodist Schools in The Republic of HaitiFor many of the children this is their only meal of the day. Before the program, children would attend school relying only on the breakfast eaten at home or snack foods purchased in the street. This program ensures access to nutritional meals, cooked on-site, to provide energy to learn throughout the day.

Over the next five years, EMH proposes to: 1. To transition program management to BEMHEG (Education Department of the Methodist Church of Haiti). 2. Hire and train program staff to serve as educators in nutrition and hygiene. 3. Provide basic cooking materials, utensils and cooking gas to schools. 4. Provide training to kitchen staff. 5. Integrate development programs such as school gardens and composting into Hot Lunch activities. 6. Promote community ownership and contribution through Parent-Teacher associations and trainings.

Clearly, the program is growing and needs support.

Michigan Area churches can participate by committing hunger offerings to UMCOR Advance #418790. A downloadable brochure on the Haiti Hot Lunch Program is available from <www.mahtf.org>.

And please be in prayer for the Crossroads District volunteer team returning to Haiti October 28-November 7, 2015. Under the leadership of the Rev. Terry Euper, the team will continue their construction work at the Harry Brakeman School in Petit Goave Haiti.