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Prayer and Fasting Helps Children During the Coronavirus Pandemic

You can be a lifeline.

The world is reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. Isolation, lockdowns and suppressed economic activity are already hurting families around the world – and we know that likely includes your family, too. We are thinking of you and praying for you during these tough times.

We are also concerned about the children and families we serve.

These families already struggle to put food on the table, to find clean water, to get the health care they need. For many of them who live in crowded conditions, social distancing is impossible. COVID-19 – whether it affects vulnerable children and families indirectly, through economic disruption, or directly, by spreading throughout their communities – could cause devastating, exponential harm.

When you donate now, you’ll help us make sure that these vulnerable communities have handwashing stations, clear guidance on how to use them and a full understanding of why handwashing is more important now than ever.

You’ll help deliver medical supplies like medicines and masks in areas where health systems are weak. And you’ll help us be an economic safety net for children whose families are affected by the crisis.

WE CHALLENGE YOU TO LIVE ONE DAY WITHOUT EATING OR GIVE AWAY JUST A MEAL.  

Start Fasting Weekly or Monthly > 

You may choose a specific day of the week when you would like to fast and, commit to share the value of your meals to help the oppressed and the most vulnerable children.

  1. Fasting with Breakfast - It helps feed a child for one week;

  2. Fasting with Lunch - It helps feed a family for three days;

  3. Fasting with Dinner - It helps feed a child for one month;

  4. Full Day of Fasting - It provides life-saving food for a an entire family.