Stories & Updates

Learn more about Food for His Children and our impact on Tanzanian families. Bookmark this blog page to return often for new stories of encouragement and opportunity!

  • field shot of family and young person in Tanzania
    Hope Beyond Hardship: Romana’s Family Begins Their Journey with FFHC
    December 10, 2025

    This image captures a powerful moment of prayer for Marietta, the young woman in Romana’s family who hasn’t been able [...]

  • From Poultry to Paravet: Albert Lazaro’s Journey of Growth and Giving Back
    From Poultry to Paravet: Albert Lazaro’s Journey of Growth and Giving Back
    December 3, 2025

    Just off a quiet paved road in Karatu lives Albert Lazaro, a man whose determination and generosity have transformed not only [...]

  • Small business coaching Tanzania: Supporting local entrepreneurs through economic development programs.
    How One Woman’s Determination—and God’s Provision—Built a Thriving Business in Tanzania
    September 21, 2025

    Josephat, a Case Manager at Food For His Children (FFHC), works tirelessly to transform lives in Karatu, Tanzania. This is [...]

  • Improving family income through sustainable, small-scale farming.
    How One Goat Transforms a Family’s Future
    September 9, 2025

    At Food for His Children, we believe that one goat can change everything. That might sound small—but in rural Tanzania, a [...]

  • Building Healthier Families with Zero Grazing: How One Goat Can Change Everything
    April 21, 2025

    In rural Tanzania, a single dairy goat can transform a family's future—but how the goat is cared for makes all [...]

  • Samson Ismael
    March 4, 2025

    Meet Samson Ismael: A Passionate Advocate for Transformation at Food for His Children At the heart of Food for His Children [...]

  • Restoring Dignity and Health: How Lydia’s New Latrine Sparked Community Transformation
    October 17, 2024

    My name is Kelvin Felician Kimaro, I’m a case manager with Food for His Children, a non-profit organization that focuses [...]

  • Uncovering the Unseen Impact: How Faith, Hope, and Love are Transforming Lives in Kilimamoja and Chemchem Karatu, Tanzania
    September 16, 2024

    Hey there, amazing souls! Today, we dive into a heartwarming story of transformation and empowerment unfolding in the beautiful landscapes [...]

  • The Bloody Little Secret
    June 6, 2023

    It happens to every one of us, yet somehow it's something we aren't supposed to speak of. It's kept secret [...]

  • Let Love Lead in Marriage
    May 26, 2023

    From left to right: Nicodemus, Neema and Pastor Tumbay Marriage is a beautiful thing created by God, and he who [...]

  • Answering God’s Call
    March 15, 2023

    Sometimes it's a still small voice, sometimes its a nudge, sometimes its signs and wonders. No matter how God speaks [...]

  • Reaching for Your Dreams By Mary Thomas Tarimo
    February 6, 2023

    Christina and her 8 year old grandson live together in a 5x3m dilapidated mud and wattle house. Living in this [...]

  • Finding My Voice
    August 11, 2022

    Orphan series Part 6. Every child needs a Voice to speak for them ‘Sometimes I just need this one real [...]

  • A Mother’s Love, Like No Other
    July 25, 2022

    My prayer is that we can always afford to take care of our children and provide them with everything they [...]

  • Earning a Living at Age 7
    July 19, 2022

    When you are child, raised in a child-headed family, there are no age limits that prevent you from working to [...]

  • Sleeping in the cemetery
    July 2, 2022

    'I don’t even have a place that I call home' This is Part 3 in a series to create awareness [...]

  • Empower families to keep their hands around their children
    June 26, 2022

    Not every child has to be taken away from their home, there is always a way where a child can [...]

  • The Feeling of Family
    June 19, 2022

    Part 1 Have you ever asked yourself how it feels to stay with your family and siblings, waking up every [...]

  • “Happy woman, Happy World”
    April 6, 2022

    By Honorina Honorati The strength of a woman is what makes everyone at home happy, makes a family healthy, unites [...]

  • Baby Goat Visits the Doctor
    March 30, 2022

    By Honorina Honorati It’s a clinic month for our baby goats Just the same as human babies are taken to [...]

  • Dreams and Promises
    January 25, 2022

    January starts a new school year in Tanzania. Unfortunately, many Food for His Children families can't afford notebooks, pens or [...]

  • Dangers in the Tanzania Bush
    December 15, 2021

    Photo credit: www.Africansnakebiteinstitute.com I have a snake phobia. That might be the reason I’ve always been told there aren’t any black mambas, cobras [...]

  • Meet Paskalina!
    October 4, 2021

    Hello! My name is Paskalina, I am 12 years old. I am the 3rd born in our family. I am [...]

  • Ephrasia’s Pepper
    September 29, 2021

    Ephrasia holding a bottle of pepper ready for market My name is Ephrasia, mother of 5 children. I live in [...]

  • Forgotten Plague to Some
    August 21, 2021

    'By the beginning of the 19th century, tuberculosis, or "consumption," had killed one in seven of all people that had [...]

  • I Want to be Teacher!
    July 28, 2021

    “Hello! My name is Maria Safari, I am 8 years old. I am the 2nd born in our family. I [...]

  • Adventures of Zawadi #5
    February 14, 2020

    Maaaambo! I hope you are all well. Zawadi here, that 6yr old dairy goat from Tanzania who keeps skipping her [...]

  • Happy Goatsgiving!
    February 14, 2020

    Today is a day of gratitude. We have so many things to be grateful for and you are on the [...]

  • Confessions of a Pastor
    February 14, 2020

    I have been out of alignment, pulled off track and I’m struggling. I’ll start with a confession. I’m a recovering [...]

  • Graduation: the end or just the beginning?
    February 14, 2020

    Something to celebrate! FFHC Field Officer Frank Baran wrote: Every family has something to celebrate-every month and every year. Especially [...]

  • Grace
    February 14, 2020

    Hello my dear friends! My name is Grace. I am 4 years old and I’m studying at the Lutheran Nursery [...]

  • International nonprofit staff member overseeing humanitarian charity organizations in East Africa.
    Combining our riches
    February 14, 2020

    I love FFHC because it embodies hope and is life-affirming. It looks at the gifts, resources, and abilities God has [...]

  • Adventures of Zawadi #4
    February 14, 2020

    Mambo. Or maybe I could say Maaaaambo! Hehe, naturally I'm a goat with a bleating good sense of humour. Zawadi [...]

  • A home full of gratitude
    February 14, 2020

    Each morning, Christina and Julian Joachim start their morning with a simple, two-word prayer: “Thank you.” Then, they get to [...]

  • Got goat? Got insurance.
    February 14, 2020

    Farm animals are a vital resource to millions of people in the developing world — especially those who are materially-poor. [...]

  • 5 ways to have a more mindful morning
    February 14, 2020

    This was my morning routine: A small child would crawl in next to me and wake me up. That's pretty much it. [...]

  • Christmas in Tanzania
    February 14, 2020

    The Christmas season is upon us! Food for His Children families have a message for you. Old is Gold. In [...]

  • From hopelessness to opportunity…That’s why I volunteer
    February 14, 2020

    When asked the question, “Why do you volunteer with Food For His Children”, I had to sit back and reflect [...]

  • Goat yoga. It’s happening.
    February 14, 2020

    Snuggle an alpaca while in warrior pose? Yes please. Pet a goat in child's pose? Why not?! By combining nature, [...]

  • Bryr Brani the Goat Nanny
    February 14, 2020

    G'day Guys, With a greeting like that I suppose you can guess I'm not from the States. I'm an Aussie [...]

  • For Safety and Security
    February 14, 2020

    “After I finish school, I want to be a security officer so that I will be able to help people [...]

  • Adventures of Zawadi #3
    February 14, 2020

    Mambo! Since we've been a communication a couple of times now, I figure we can use the more informal Swahili [...]

  • A Toddler’s Tale
    February 14, 2020

    We love to share happy, joyful stories with you. But that isn't always the reality of life in the world [...]

  • Expelled in 4th Grade
    February 14, 2020

    Innocent is 14. He always struggled with understanding and learning at school. Living in a remote village in rural Tanzania, [...]

  • A word of gratitude.
    February 14, 2020

    Gabriel and his wife Paulina want to say thanks. For changing their lives. "Being part of this has been such [...]

  • Elizabeth’s Story
    February 14, 2020

    We love to share stories with you. This mama has one mean goat call, she's won the Food for His [...]

  • Mission trips to Tanzania: Supporting Christian organizations that help the poor in rural regions.
    Dreams are universal.
    February 14, 2020

    Dreams are universal. Opportunity is not. Food For His Children is trying to change that. Faustin has two dreams. He [...]

  • Are You Chasing Jesus or is He Chasing You?
    February 14, 2020

    This is me on a typical day… I want to be a follower of Jesus. I want that with my whole soul, [...]

  • Fathers are a Blessing
    February 14, 2020

    “Father’s day is a holiday of honoring fatherhood and paternal bonds as well as the influence of fathers in society." [...]

  • Being a Leader is a Calling
    February 14, 2020

    ‘’Being a leader is the call from God, you hear the voice and you take it very sensitively, work on [...]

  • Adventures of Zawadi #2
    February 14, 2020

    Jambo Everybody! Zawadi here again. It turns out lots of people liked my first letter so Mamma Mbuzi* ('mbuzi' is [...]

  • Elizabeth’s story: Anything is possible
    February 14, 2020

    Julita Damiano is a living miracle. To many 18-year-olds, going to college isn’t unusual. But for Julita and her family, [...]

  • BFG Update: Let’s go Team FFHC!
    February 14, 2020

    Round one of Brackets for Good ended in heart-pounding excitement. Food For His Children was honored to compete against The [...]

  • Elizabeth Loves Science!
    February 14, 2020

    Elizabeth, 18, says, “As human beings, we all face challenges and as a student I also have my own challenges. [...]

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