Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up. "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will it go among so many?" John 6:8-9
Leo and I had decided to go through all the supplies we had and see what meal planning we could do. We were surprised to find a bag of popcorn, the kind you cook on the stove. Could we, I bet we could, we would try anyway!
We worked with the kids at
Kibosom but because we were there, other kids would show up, mostly older
ones. I’m sure seeing white people got their curiosity up as well as the free
candy the flight attendants were handing out. While our group handed out the shoes and
school supplies we had brought, these children looked on, hoping that something would come their way.
Leo and I decided to make the popcorn for these kids, the ones who had just
showed up. Using the butane burner a large stock pot, foil for a lid, a little
cooking oil and some salt, we made all the popcorn, enough to fill a paper
grocery bag. I grabbed a large plastic spoon and we headed out to feed the
masses. I asked Teddy and another helper to keep Leo and I from being trampled……smart
move.
A propane burner, a stockpot covered with foil!
The kids eagerly lined up
shoving their way to try to make it to us before we ran out of the popcorn. We
kept feeding and as soon as they got their helping they got back in line for
seconds. There were dozens of kids, and they had at least 2 if not 3
helping of popcorn, the bag seemed bottomless. I truly believed God multiplied
the popcorn that day just to give these kids a new experience and to reassure
me that He will always provide more than enough…even simple things like
popcorn!
If you would like to
experience first how God provides and multiplies, go to www.projecthumanity.com and sign up for a trip.
Trip after trip we never seem to run out!
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