Recent Happenings 

March , 2001
Thursday, March 08, we sent 3 ton (100 bags) of high lysine corn to Gleaners foodbank in Youngstown, Ohio.  Gleaners is a large foodbank serving an economically depressed area where once giant steelmills were the prominent employers. They will grind the high lysine corn into meal under an agreement they have there with a small milling company and bag it in small amounts to be distributed those in need of food. 

Bob Rea, their procurement person, brought food in exchange for the corn; cases of crackers, cake mixes, 2000 lbs. of potatoes, etc. BHRP in turn donated all of it to LIFE pantries in Mitchell and Bedford; Charity Chapel serving kitchen in Bedford (over 200 meals served each day to homeless and needy people); and, Backstreet Mission food pantry and domestic violence unit in Bloomington. The latter unit housing and food for such victims. 

This was a first for BRHP to co-op with a foodbank. Gleaners opened up some new thoughts with us. In addition, to a large pantry, they have farm produce. They are 'high' on high lysine corn. Gleaners also conduct seminars and classes for the poor who have never been taught the basics of food preparation (cooking). We plan a visit to that area in the weeks ahead to understand better the role of food banks with a vision and focus. We want to learn how to share with others in the Name of, and with the grace of, Jesus Christ. 
 

Distribution of the high lysine corn in El Salvador: 
Max was able to travel to El Salvador for 5 days on site to gather information on Feed the Children's feeding programs in the area that has been devastated by two major earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks. The idea is to create a promotion video that can be used to show the value of the BHRP to established, successful feeding programs. Prayers for a productive and safe trip were answered. 
 

July 28, 2001:
On a very hot and humid afternoon, Rosehill Farms in Bryantsville, Indiana, became the site for the first Annual Meeting of the Bryantsville Hunger Relief Project.  Despite the heat, there was a great time of fellowship and food (beans and cornbread, of course!), and a short business meeting. 
Also, there was a demonstration of the grain cleaning and bagging equipment. 
Thanks to all who helped make this meeting a memorable event! 

September/October 2001:
In a 31-day period, six loads of corn  (700 bags each) went out to locations in Central America. 
This put the Project considerably in the "red" for a few months.  But thanks to some awesome support by our contributors, this debt was wiped clean by February of 2002. 
Praise the Lord!! 

We start the year 2002 with about 7,000 bushels of High-Lysine corn in the grain bin.
2-15-02:  Load #1, 700 bags to Managua, Nicaragua. 
2-15-02:  Load #2, 700 bags to San Pedro Sula, Honduras 
3-18-02:  Load #3, 700 bags to San Salvador, El Salvador, via "Feed the Children". 
                Report by Max Timbrook: 
         "Friends of Bryantsville Hunger Relief Project:

        The Dole container for Feed the Children was loaded (42,000 lbs) this morning.  This load goes to San Salvador, El Salvador, Central America as requested by Consuelo Angel and Richard Candry, the workers there who will distribute it to the rural poor in that area.Today’s loaders:  Tony Sanders, Eugene Roberts, Calvin Tincher, Dan Chambers, Gene Mundy, Vernon Sutton, Norman Carlson, Roy Waggoner, Jim Laux, Hollace Sherwood, and Mark Kent...what a fun-loving, hard-working team!

I neglected to mention that Norman Carlson, Justin Brown, and Jim Laux helped finished up the bagging on Saturday.
This is a ‘grass-roots’ ministry.  All help is volunteer...no paid personnel.  It appears that all our workers, prayer and financial support people are happy to see hungry people fed.  In turn, we are all grateful for Feed the Children and other agencies that consider us worthy of partnership in doing something positive about feeding hungry children. ...and its all about Jesus’ Lordship in our lives ... He has called us to “consider the poor.”
I will keep you updated on the ‘when and where’ for the next load.     -Max"

8-20-02:  Load #7, 700 bags to 'Feed The Children', in Honduras.

8-23-02:  Load #8, 700 bags to 'World Emergency Relief', in Zambia.

9-17-02: Load #9, 700 bags to 'Feed the Children', in El Salvador  (Last load for the year!)
 

• Nine loads of 700 bags each were sent out in 2002- 8 of those going to Central America, and 1 going to Zambia.  Thanks to all who made this possible!  Please pray that Bryantsville Hunger Relief Project will continue to be an effective ministry for feeding hungry people in the name of Jesus.

Pictures from August, '02:

Group from Ebenezer Church (with Hollace Sherwood)

Eugene Roberts

Hollace and Mark

Calvin and Roy

January, 2003:
In a "flurry" of  bagging and loading activity during some very cold weather, three loads were sent out:

• 600 bags to El Salvador for distribution by "Feed the Children"
• 600 bags to Zimbabwe for distribution by "Christ for Humanity"
• 587 bags to North Korea via "C.R.A.M."

Many thanks and blessings to all who support this grass- roots ministry in any way possible. 
Whether it's prayer, financial help, or physical help in bagging and loading or maintaining the machinery, many hungry people benefit. 

If you are in a position to assist in these ways yourself, or representing this work to your church or club, the Bryantsville Hunger Relief Project would like to hear from you.