Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow is coming to Iowa!!

Magnus the founder of Mary's Meals is coming to Iowa!!

On Monday Sep. 26th 2011 at 7:00 pm he will be speaking at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside Iowa.

After he speaks there will be a reception were you can meet him!!

I am working on planning the event, so more details will follow.

Iowa State Fair Educational Presentation

Yesterday, Aug. 17,  I gave an Educational Presentation on Mary's Meals at the Iowa State Fair.
 

       I received a Seal of Merit on my presentation.

Iowa County Fair Educational Presentation

On Friday, July 15, I gave an Educational Presentation on Mary's Meals. I was selected to give the Presentation at the Iowa State Fair in August.

                                               Giving My Presentation

                                       Talking with the Judge

Iowa Couty Fair Working Exhibit

My brother Alexander and I are in 4-H, so today we did a working exhibit on Mary's Meals.       

                                              Helping the people make Mary's Meals bookmarks.

Mary's Meals USA New Website

As many of you know, the Mary's Meals USA website has been in "maintenance mode" for the last month, but now the new website is up and running.  To view the website click Here.  

What do I have to offer the Lord?

 I have my love

I have my soul

I have my song

I have my hands

I have my life

I have my heart

I have my dreams

$7,000 raised!!!

I just raised $7,000 to feed all of the children at one kitchen for a year!!

Thank you to each and every donor. Your help to Mary's Meals is greatly appreciated.

He Is Risen! Alleluia!

Happy Easter!!
Have a blessed Easter season.

Magnus=Great

Today when I was studying my Latin I learned that Magnus in Latin means Great.
That is one word I will never forget!

Washington, Iowa AM Optimist Club

Yesterday, Feb. 22 I gave Power Point presentation and showed a short video "Feeding the Future" to the Washington, Iowa AM Optimist Club.The meeting was at 6:30AM but it was worth getting up early. The club is going to discuss if they want to help Mary's Meals.

 

Wellman Rotary Club

On Wednesday, Feb. 16th I spoke at the Wellman Rotary Club's Meeting. I gave a power-point presentation and then I showed the short Mary's Meals video "Feeding the Future."

Ways You Can Help Mary's Meals

The ways you can help Mary's Meals are:

• Tell your friends, family & colleagues about Mary's Meals
• Organize a raffle at your church, office, or school
• Add Mary's Meals' website adress to your email signature
• Pray for Mary's Meals
• Sell something on Ebay or at a second hand store for Mary's Meals
• Give a Mary's Meals gift card instead of buying somone a present
• Remember Mary's Meals in your will
• More ideas at: www.marysmealsusa.org

Mpondasi School!!

Today I learned the exciting news of where the "Malawi Iowa Kitchen" will be built.  The school that the kitchen would be built at, is the Mpondasi School.

Mpondasi School is in the Mangochi district of Malawi, which is in the southern part of the country. There are 2,496 children attending the school, 1,214 are boys and 1,282 are girls and the school is run by the Anglican church. Mpondasi has toilets available and their source of water is a tap. The roads around the school are very good which makes it easier for Mary’s Meals to access. The community involvement and participation is good, and they will be providing the volunteers for the kitchen.

Through the generosity of many people, the first $11,000 I raised will be used to pay for the cost of building and equipping this kitchen where the children are fed each day. The kitchen shelter consists of a cooking area and two storage areas, one for firewood and one for storage. As the equipment will be used daily, the materials that are used will last a reasonable length of time.  As well as the special ‘rocket stoves’ which cooks the Likuni Phala porridge, the kitchen will also be equipped with cooking utensils and a blackboard as sometimes the kitchen shelter doubles up as a extra classroom. The kitchen is expected to be completed in April/May this year. 

I would like to extend a warm thank you on behalf of everyone at Mary’s Meals and especially from all the children at Mpondasi School, for all who donated to Mary's Meals and all who prayed for the success of the kitchen, for helping us to build the kitchen required to start feeding at this school.  

Picture of the Week!!!

                                              Children who receive Mary's Meals

Mary's Meals Video Site

Here is a link to Mary's Meals new video site. To go to the website click here.

GREAT NEWS!!

Last night my total reached $11,000 plus, over $2,600 towards feeding the children in that kitchen!!  I still need your help to feed the children at that kitchen. It costs $7,000 to feed the children at the kitchen for one year. I  need $4,400 towards my goal feed the children in the kitchen for one year.