Instead of the hotels and / or missionary housing often provided for conference leaders, Smith stayed with a local pastor's family in Kenya, and the less-than-ideal conditions of the poor community were eye-opening. Smith, a father of four, decided to partner with Kenya's Manna Ministries to help develop a feeding program in the slum schools of Nairobi. The No Hungry Children initiative program will directly affect and potentially save the lives of thousands of poverty-stricken children each year.
“After seeing the children in the slums of Nairobi
first-hand, there was no way I could come back to my comfortable life in
Atlanta and do nothing to help these children. My life was forever changed.”
Smith has launched a new initiative to raise $120,000
annually, so that an additional 2,000 children can eat each year, since it only
costs $60 to feed a child for a full year.
On May 19th, No Hungry Children will hold a benefit festival
at Bergfeld Park in Tyler, TX. The all-day event, sponsored by Coca-Cola,
Chick-fil-a, Jason's Deli and State Farm Insurance, will include a variety of
events for the whole family, including food, silent auction and musical
performances.
Smith is also donating 100% of the sales of his latest
album, See the Glory, to the No
Hungry Children initiative. The first single, "Can't Get Enough," is
currently being serviced to Christian radio stations nationwide.
"With 100% of the donated funds going directly to
purchase the food, it only takes $1 to feed 1 child for 1 week. I still can't
believe how little it takes to make such a huge
difference. I won't rest until we're feeding them all."
For more information,
please visit www.nohungrychildren.org
and www.brandonscottsmith.net.
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