During the growing global food crisis, poor families in our missions are faced with difficult choices. Most families in the missions comprise of manual labourers who work in the rice fields if at all they are called to.  After a long day’s work a labourer manages to earn less than $ 1.00, with which he has to meet all the basic needs like food, clothing, medicine etc.  Not being able to afford all the needs of the family, he is forced to send his children to work instead of sending them to school to find scraps of food or to earn extra income. Thus the children are not able to go to school. Child sponsorship provides the child and their family what they need to survive – food, healthcare and education. It also shines the light of Christ into their dark circumstances, letting that child and family know that someone cares for them. Please prayerfully consider sponsoring a child today and helping them not only survive this current crisis but also be equipped for the future, breaking the cycle of poverty.