Recently 600 people packaged 136,000 meals at Bellevue Presbyterian Church in Bellevue, Washington. Meal packaging events like this one are hosted all over the United States, thanks to churches, community groups, and individuals who want to help feed children in Africa. But what is the real impact of these meals? Listen in as COTN board member Jackie Lang serves these meals to children in Malawi. Meet a young woman who grew up eating those meals. And discover how much these meal packaging events affect the volunteers themselves. Learn more at cotni.org/meal-packaging.

Special thanks for music from: “Virus from the Sea” by Digi G’Alessio (freemusicarchive.org/music/Digi_GAlessio/The_Rain_Book/digi_galessio_-_10_-_virus_from_the_sea) is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; “I’m Letting Go (Instrumental)” by Josh Woodward (freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward/The_Simple_Life_Part_1/JoshWoodward-TSL-NoVox-107-ImLettingGo) is licensed under CC BY 3.0; “Overthrown (Instrumental Version)” by Josh Woodward (freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward/Breadcrumbs/JoshWoodward-Breadcrumbs-NoVox-08-Overthrown) is licensed under CC BY 3.0; “Ode to the World” by Kai Engel (freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Better_Way/Kai_Engel_-_Better_Way_-_07_Ode_to_the_World) is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0; “Oh Alleluia” by Children of the Nations

Lentils, Spice, Chicken, Rice: The Global Effort that is Saving Children’s Lives in Africa

The Beyond the Village podcast goes behind the scenes of international nonprofit Children of the Nations (COTN). Hear from the perspective of the children in Sierra Leone, Malawi, Uganda, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. Listen as staff, volunteers, and other partners share their joys and struggles. And explore how all of this is changing children's lives around the world.