Feed My Starving Children works with partners around the world to feed the children whose meals our volunteers have packed.

Those meals are sent to our exceptional network of missions and humanitarian organizations that work hard to get life-saving nutrition into the tummies of those who need it most.

Once a year, many of these partners travel from around the world to gather with FMSC staff, all in an effort to feed more kids.

The theme of this year's conference was "Enabled." 

Here's a glimpse into that special gathering:  

Worshiping 

Not only did we talk about the nuts and bolts of feeding kids (like logistics), we spent time in worship and prayer each day. Pastor Albert Tate from Fellowship Monrovia in California delivered our keynote. He reminded the group of about 200 that worship comes before doing the work. 

 "You can get comfortable and not hear the voice of God," he said. "But God is saying, 'Now is the time to be believing me for more...I'm just getting started!'" 

He also cautioned the group of missionaries and aid workers to not lose sight of the wonder of ministry. 

Connecting

One of the best parts of this conference is the connections made across organizations and country lines. Partners and FMSC staff could be seen praying together in the halls and exchanging ministry best practices.

Feeding more kids!

This event is so much more than a conference. Each person in the room represented hundreds of children across the world waiting to be fed. This time of worship and connection is all about doing the work of feeding kids -- physically and spiritually.

At the end of the conference, Pastor Tate held up the collection of allocation worksheets that the partners filled out for food for the coming year. Everyone in the room held out their hands as he prayed for each and every child represented on those sheets of paper. 

We hope our partners left the conference feeling refreshed and encouraged to feed more kids!

Bonus highlight for our staff from Minnesota who attended...SUN! 

"And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ..." --Ephesians 3:17-18