hunger season

The family Kangunje lives in rural Africa. The family has 6 children, both parents are farmers. The family is incredible poor. Their house is a very small round mutt hut, basic facilities as a toilet and a bathroom they do not have.
Last year they only planted one type of crop; maize. Because they could not afford fertilizer or manure they only harvested one bag of maize. Their food supply finished last year may. Since May the parents are trying to look for daily jobs to buy some food for the children however they failed. On Sunday the 24^th of January Lukas Kangunje died because of severe malnutrition.
Lukas arrived at Nkhoma hospital Saturday the 16^th of January. He had severe oedema in both extremities. He was very weak and barely able to walk. The mother said she wasn’t able to find jobs and Lukas did not eat anything for 4 days. He was immediately admitted and started on high calorie milk and fortified peanut butter. However everyday Lukas became weaker.
He developed severe diarrhea and the days before he died he could not sit or hold his head up anymore. Lukas is in a safe place now. Like a good friend said; he is in the arms and the comfort of our Lord. Our Lord will take care of Lukas now but he will be missed.

Everybody in the family is malnourished and stunted. I started helping the family immediately, without help more children will definitely die. I provided them with the Fedwell Phala made and donated by Stand as one ministry. All children eat 3 times a day a cup of phala now. A big thanks to everybody who contributed to the Fedwell Phala project! The mother asked me if I could help her with Zenet, her 11 year old daughter, she was also sick so I send a bicycle to the village to pick her up. She also got admitted at Nkhoma hospital for severe malnutrition and severe anemia. She received blood and chiponde from PB+J.

This family is not the only one; there are many more families in the same situation right now because of the poor harvest last year. Please pray for these families. If you would like to donate to fight the hunger please go to www.africarefoundation.com.

Love,

Nicole