http://blog.mochaclub.org/ en-us 40 Mocha Club Project Updates comments Hi everyone. What you are doing is amazing, thank you. Sorry I do not have a blog or website. I teach high school children(inappropriate for our school district). Keep doing what you're doing, and know that I'LL be wearing YOUR t-shirt to promote!! Diane Adams Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:25:50 PST http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/11/12/take-our-quick-tshirt-survey#comment-1172 http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/11/12/take-our-quick-tshirt-survey#comment-1172 Love the program and the new message--look forward to seeing the shirts! Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:26:34 PST http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/11/12/take-our-quick-tshirt-survey#comment-1171 http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/11/12/take-our-quick-tshirt-survey#comment-1171 Thanks so much for your comment, Lena. Here's a response we received from our partners in Sudan (Make Way Partners): It's complicated - and we don't have all the answers. We do know at least two things: 1)Because there is not proper oversight for distribution of government aid there is an extremely high level of corruption, to the extent that we, as a non-profit organization, had to resort to buying WFP food (from corrupt businessmen who had seized it after the UN drop) so that those starving at the Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps could have food. Large government distributors often do not stay on the ground and have people detailed out to oversee distribution all the way down to the point of need. 2)MWP is prepared and equipped with people on the ground that can and do take personal responsibility to manage all funds, food and other resources from the point of purchase, through transit, and to distribution all the way down to the point of need. Be it at an orphanage, the IDP camps, or to starving people in the desert. Because there are few who stay on the ground in these lawless zones, there is little documentation about what is happening to the billions of dollars going through 'government aid'. Therefore one of our goals is to educate people about what is happening on the ground. With this documentation, we as a Church (Body of Christ) can then make wise stewardship choices of our resources. I hope this helps you and others in your journey. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:31:56 PST http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/11/12/we-are-hungry#comment-1170 http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/11/12/we-are-hungry#comment-1170 Why doesn't the UNWFP (?) have anyone on the ground distributing the food they acquire? They know this is often the situation--of dictators/tyrants hoarding the food instead of it getting to the starving people--if the food isn't directly distributed by the organization providing it. If they're not going to make sure this food gets to those who need it, why are they even bothering? They should just give it to organizations who ARE there on the ground providing real help. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:40:50 PST http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/11/12/we-are-hungry#comment-1169 http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/11/12/we-are-hungry#comment-1169 Hello Christine, thank you so much for sharing. I am glad to hear about all the positive things that are happening to the children of Ghana. I pray the Lord Bless and keep you all. God Bless, Olivia Sat, 1 Nov 2008 15:59:57 PST http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/10/23/thank-you-from-orphans-in-sunyani-ghana#comment-1167 http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/10/23/thank-you-from-orphans-in-sunyani-ghana#comment-1167 This story brought tears to my eyes. Praise God for these accomplishments that have happened over the past couple of years & i pray that these people will not only continue to grow in Christ & learn to forgive but one day they'll be able to go & help others who have gone through a crisis like this. I pray that the mocha club can continue to miniter to these people in many ways. Thanks for posting this story! Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:54:13 PST http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/10/22/some-good-news-from-sudan#comment-1166 http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/10/22/some-good-news-from-sudan#comment-1166 I was really encouraged by your video and enjoyed it very much. God's love is evident in the faces of those children and those that served them. Thanks for putting that together! Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:24:23 PDT http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/09/24/guest-blog-i-came-to-change-you-but-instead-you-changed-me-by-derrek-fikes#comment-1163 http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/09/24/guest-blog-i-came-to-change-you-but-instead-you-changed-me-by-derrek-fikes#comment-1163 ilong to be a member of your group so that i can also share my testimony of how GOD OPENED A WAY FOR ME Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:07:30 PDT http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/08/27/guest-blog-i-was-able-to-serve-love-and-learn-by-jacob-snodgrass#comment-1161 http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/08/27/guest-blog-i-was-able-to-serve-love-and-learn-by-jacob-snodgrass#comment-1161 jake...you're awesome. you deserve much more credit than you receive for the works you do in the name of JC... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:29:25 PDT http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/08/27/guest-blog-i-was-able-to-serve-love-and-learn-by-jacob-snodgrass#comment-1157 http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/08/27/guest-blog-i-was-able-to-serve-love-and-learn-by-jacob-snodgrass#comment-1157 Oh, Thanks! Really amazing. Big ups! Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:45:43 PDT http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/07/29/video-team-south-africa#comment-1152 http://blog.mochaclub.org/articles/2008/07/29/video-team-south-africa#comment-1152