Food Aid

Though the International Mission Board is not a relief agency, there are times when the missionaries must intervene. One such time was the famine of 2005-2006. The 2005 rainy season, which usually would extend through May, ended abruptly the first week of February. Most of the crops in Lomweland were dried up before harvest; this was particularly frustrating as many parts of the area are accustomed to getting two crops in before the rains end. Thanks to the generosity of US supporters, giving through the World Hunger Fund, your Southern Baptist Lomwe missionaries were able to feed over 5000 families enough food to last two months.