Maryknoll Sisters Feed the Hungry in Guatemala This Thanksgiving

Learn about their story and how you can help those in need

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Nov 15, 2018, 06:07 ET

OSSINING, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- This Thanksgiving serves as a reminder of our responsibility to care for others as we do for ourselves, especially those who do not have enough food to eat or clean water to drink. That's why The Maryknoll Sisters would like to tell you about the children of Lemoa, a village in Guatemala and how you too can help make an impact.

For only $15.00, you can feed a hungry child in Guatemala for one month. That's less than $200 for an entire year. In many cases, that gift will be a life-saver.

In this impoverished part of Central America, 80% of the people are malnourished – a number that is even higher among children. Maryknoll Sister, Sr. Connie Pospisil, M.M., heads the Integral Nutrition Project in Lemoa to help feed malnourished children and return them to good health; to educate their parents on proper nutrition; and to secure sources of clean drinking water.

Sister Connie tells us the story of the Lopez family, who have placed three of their five children (Ignatius, Sebastian and Luis) in the Project's care:

"Both parents of these children collect tin cans in the garbage dump. They receive 33 cents per pound, and it takes 30 cans to make a pound. Because they don't have a steady income they have to risk working at night, when the garbage trucks dump their contents. They don't have sufficient food or adequate nourishment, and none of the children are going to school due to lack of finances. They don't have water or electricity in their home, and they have to confront this situation every day.

"In the Integral Nutrition Project the children are usually from 6 months to 5 years old, but in this case we have accepted Ignatius even though he is 8 years old."

Maryknoll Sisters give witness to God's love and devote our lives in service overseas. As nurses, doctors, teachers, theologians, social workers, environmentalists and more, we serve the needs of the people – the poor, the ailing and the marginalized – where we are missioned. To learn more about our organization, please visit www.maryknollsisters.org.

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