Sharing the Generous Love of God

In April, Reach the Nations was able to feed 102 families in Islamabad, Punjab, and Sindh. In May, we expanded our list to 155 families so we could include additional Christian families in need, and also to reach out to non-Christian families who also are struggling to find food in this time of job loss.

So far, we have few pictures to show you of this outreach, as the Hindu and Muslim recipients of our gifts were reluctant to have their pictures taken. But the sacks of food were gratefully received and, we pray, will reflect to them that someone cares.

When the needs are great, the opportunities also are great to share the love of Christ and the generosity of God.

Please pray with us that these outreaches will result in questions, conversations, and relationships that may have eternal consequences.

"For you (God) have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress." - Isaiah 25:4

Receiving and Sharing

One of the villages Shakeel and Rustam have been ministering in regularly is Shah G Machine. Of the 24 families in the village, 12 attend the services that Shakeel and Rustam hold, so they took 12 packages of food for those families. One of those families is pictured above.

The rest of the story: The 12 families who received food have agreed together that they will share the rice, beans, lentils, flour, oil, tea, and soap they received so the entire village will be helped. All will be fed, though to a limited degree. Pray with us that God will perform a loaves and fishes miracle and there will be enough for all!

" . . . for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord . . . " - 2 Corinthians 8:2-3

Food: Physical and Spiritual

While Mehboob and his team have been busy delivering food in Punjab (northern part of Pakistan), Shakeel, Rustam, and volunteers have been doing the same in Sindh (to the south and west in Pakistan).

In the picture above, Shakeel is talking to people in the area of Kumb who have come for food packages that will feed their families in the coming weeks. The purpose of meeting was two-fold: First, to give thanks to God for His provision and second, to acknowledge that physical food is important for today, but spiritual food, gained through the Word of God, is eternal.

Rustam (on the left) is shown with one family for whom food was provided. Many Pakistani women, especially of Muslim or Hindu backgrounds, cover themselves completely when photographs are taken. She's not hiding, just being appropriate in her culture.

These men are taking the groceries home to their families. Pray that soon the people in Kumb, Khairpur, and other villages in Sindh will be able to be back at their jobs and supporting their families.

"Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up." - Romans 15:2