Can you feed 800 people?

avatar

085.jpg
So now what was this? Marian of Papillon next to a small swimming pool size pot of stew and another big pot of rice.

Neither can I feed 800 people every day, so what did the Raven in my previous post Here know that I didn't know?
I was invited to only do an encouragement message here, as Covid coupled to Aids and other illnesses can have very downhearted effects.
But the Raven knew that was not the only reason for my invitation.
Come and follow this amazing story!

This was the old building that we arrived at in a poor village. There is a lot of history behind this building as in the 1800s it was a railway station building.
147.jpg

Ah! Inside the building you can see the kitchen here and these guys were filling 25 liters of plastic buckets with food. I only found out later that the buckets are taken to the shacks in the township where the disabled and sick people live.
055.jpg

So, the fun started as here I was delivering a short sermon with the title "Conquerors" and for those that are believers, we know in Whose palm we all are being held.
076.jpg

The lady in the white jacket is the local police spokesperson and she is also a @papilloncharity board member.
She was the culprit that so "innocently" invited me to "only" come and deliver a message to the people.
078.jpg

Oh yes, I have seen this before in our work as the queue was very long.
The ones with the bigger buckets were collecting food for their families of 4 or more.
093.jpg

And there she goes! Marian was in her element as she loves to feed anything. That's why our garden looks like a zoo, as she feeds even the snails.
089.jpg

Can you believe that she dished up for every person in that long queue?
117.jpg

Yes and of course the people were friendly and glad.
123.jpg

You can see that they do this every day, as the food was enough for all and near the end, the bags of bread were also finished.
125.jpg

Finally these two guys will clean and sterilize the pots on the concrete slab to prepare them for the next occasion.
149.jpg

Here is the small team that created this miracle.
The lady 3rd from the left at the back and the last one at the back on the right are police officers. Marian at the front left is from Papillon.
So, in fact, only 8 people can prepare food and feed 800 people.
140.jpg

The Raven's message was that we would be involved in a great and wonderful occasion. So yes, I understand what is required and of course Papillon will partner with this charity. We have already put some lines out to see if we can get fresh bread from factories, as we don't like the stale bread that the people are given, mainly from non sales at shops. Up north we used to get 500 fresh loaves per day and I am sure that we can get 800 here.

Here's a photo of their small garden and the long plants are called Somalian Spinach, which apparently has many health properties.
153.jpg

They are trying to grow their own vegetables in a small patch next to the house and I will find a bigger piece of land for them. The great thing here is that they are trying to do it by themselves for themselves and that shows that they want to be independent.
I have made them a promise that Papillon will assist them.
Hopefully with our supporters on Hive.

And That's All Friends.

Note: I think you can see that all photos are my own and taken with a Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.

We hope that you have enjoyed the story and the pictures.

Thank you kindly for supporting a post by @papilloncharity

featheredfriends silverbloggers charity chary palnet hive.io proofofbrain creativity originalcontent
0
0
0.000
93 comments
avatar

I thoroughly enjoyed it and thank you for putting it together. I've heard the word influencer tossed around online and none do what you do. That word should be reconsidered.

Thanks for sharing these experiences with us.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Ah! So you saw the motive behind my post @dandays and thank you for the kind words.
I am trying to shake people awake to consider the dire needs of others out there.
Imagine if you are a sick, unemployed dad or mom and you cannot feed your 3 children?
We just have to help not so?

Cheers and !BEER

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

You and Marian and they are good people, Zac, I am sure that Papillon will be a great help for them.
If now the Hive price would raise it would be perfect ☺️
.***
!BEER and !WINE and !PIZZA - delicious 😃
!invest_vote

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you kindly my friend.
Yes indeed if Hive can play the game and come up with all Aces, we will certainly be empowered to do so much more.
But then again I remenber the years up north with Papillon, as one of our projects suppored 1500 orphans. I say this not to brag, but rather humbly, as we just quiet and simply continue with our work.

Cheers and thanks!

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

And I have to say it again: you're doing a good work, my friend, just carry on and let's hope for the Hive, as it will help you a lot, because the more you can do without supporters the more supporters will come to help you, I believe.

!ENGAGE 30
!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
!invest_vote

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you my friend and yes, we have now carried on for 20 years and of course we will simply continue. Hive might help if I can get my HP up to a strong total, as then we can take a regular 10% powerdown that will not affect the total, as I can make it back up with my posts.
But we are still a bit far away from that, as 50,000 HP is the first target.

I am trying to get the partner charities independent by designing own income generating projects for them. For instance, if we put an industrial bread baking oven in at the feeding charity, then they can bake their bread for the feeding and they can sell the surplus bread in the communities to generate their own income.

So yes, let's see what we can do.

Cheers and thanks.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

It's good to get the others independent, but still work together. I can only say that I hope everything will work out as expected or even better for you - you deserve the luck.

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
!invest_vote

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

We simply have to help them my friend, as donors are now even more scarce with this Covid thing and so many charities have already de-registered and closed down.
As long as I have breath in me, Papillon will not close down, no matter how tough things become.
So yes, if we can do a few things for them to get their own income it will be great indeed.

Thank you for the kind wishes.

Cheersc and thanks.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

There's only one word left for me here: I wish you all the best, my friend 👍
Okay, I know, these were more than only one word 😉

!ENGAGE 30
!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
!invest_vote

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you for your engagement on this post, you have recieved ENGAGE tokens.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

It is good to be involved in a great and wonderful occasion.
Kudos to you and the things you do, @papilloncharity!

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Oh yes, thank you and it was indeed a great surprise.
But this has hapenned to us many times over the past 20 years of Papillon's existence.
Somehow we are always led to the places that really need our assistance.
The good thing is that we have never stood back, or said no.

Thank you once again.

Cheers and !BEER

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

All I can say is God bless everyone who is involved with this amazing work!
My head spins just thinking about it, I used to do catering part time and it was a load of work cooking for 100 people only, there were 3 of us in the team doing the cooking and here 1 person per 100!
Blessings to you and Marian for the wonderful work that you do!

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you Lady Lizzy and we don't really do the work, as we are only the helpers.
Yes, indeed that little team are all great souls and the great thing is that they love us.
One can create wonders with poeple that that love you and I spend no time with anyone that does not love us. Not through hatred, never, but rather to save our energy and prevent negativity from entering into our atmosphere.
So yes, we will take this effort in the post to greater heights as the team stands ready to serve more people.

Blessings also to you guys.

Cheers and some Friday !LUV

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Wow! What a wonderful thing to be doing, and thank you for putting together this montage! And how beautiful that so few people can make such a difference in so many families' lives!

=^..^=

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you kindly and I have some big plans for that charity my friend.
The Papillon Foundation is now 20 years old and we have thus far delivered many tons of food to poor areas. So this new one is no surprise and we will see what we can do to increase their efforts.

Cheers and !BEER

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Soup kitchen feeding has become a lifeline for many to survive, wonderful you are being roped in locally to help in variety of ways.

Many hands make light work, congratulations on feeding the hungry masses.

!LUV
!PIZZA

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Sometimes I cannot even feed myself.
I live with an income less than the minimum wage, and sometimes I have to choose between paying rent/bills and buying food.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Look at it this way, you don't live in a leaking shack with a dirt floor and you don't have 4 kids to feed.
You are not sick with Covid and you don't have AIDS/HIV.

I know what hunger is and how to pick the cheapest can of dog food to make myself a meal with a slice of bread. We have about 3 million old people here that are way worse off than you my friend.
They don't have phones and PC's and in fact many of them don't have electricity, or running water.
Life is what it is.

So yeah, count your blessings and I hope that Hive will be good for you.

Cheers and !BEER

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar
(Edited)

Yes, I know that many people are in much worse situation.

I know what hunger is

Me too. I was homeless multiple times during my life. I am prepared to be one again. I am so tired of the constant fighting, and that almost no one cares about people with multiple disabilities.

They don't have phones and PC's and in fact many of them don't have electricity, or running water.
Life is what it is.

Nowadays I also do not have PC, nor running water. At least not in the house.
There is a faucet in the garden and on the streets of my village.

The question is where is God, if he loves his creations so much? Why God let millions of people and animals starve, suffer and die, if he loves them so much?

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

That question that you have is beyond our human minds my friend. If you Google that question you will find 1000 plus answers and videos and after watching them all, you will still not have the answer.
But I can tell you this for sure. One day we will all know why God allows suffering.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

The question is where is God, if he loves his creations so much? Why God let millions of people and animals starve, suffer and die, if he loves them so much?

i could have a stab at answering that if you like.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Go ahead. I am genuinely curious about how people (or even God) would answer this question.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

What an experience!
Congratulations on the effort
It's a really honourable thing to do
I'm actually really surprised that 8 people can feed 800....
What was the recipe? 🤣🤣🤣

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you kindly.
The recipe?
10 Buckets of compassion
15 Buckets of care
20 Buckets of sympathy.
Mix all of the ingredients and add a ton of love flow.
Job done 🤣🤣🤣

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar
(Edited)

Blessing to you and Marian for the great job and your kind heart!

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

So great always to see you my dear friend.
Thank you for the kind words and you know that we simply carry on my friend.
Btw. Papillon is now celebrating its 20th year in charity work my friend.

Blessings and !LUV

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Glad to be able to connect with you too!
Congratulations on the 20th year! You are an angel to many!!

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar
(Edited)

I did a great job.
It was a meaningful activity to help people who are in need.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar
(Edited)

Thank you and our sole pupose is to help those that need help my friend.

Cheers and !BEER

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

It is soo great to see people doing these things .. Little gestures, or huge ones 😉, like these and such selfless people are the reason why there is still so much hope around the world .. Really great post and so admirable ^^

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Amazing that you should say this @adalger. Little gestures, or huge ones

I took this photo in a park yesterday and it was under a newly planted sapling tree.

464.jpg

Thank you and I am glad that you understand this.

Blessings!

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Bravo!!

Feeding and volunteering and helping people is about as good as it gets. We do some in these parts but nothing on such a grand scale as this.

Wonderful initiative from a charity I have followed for years.

Awesome stuff again.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you kindly Sir @zekepickleman and sorry for the late reply as we are working on some great new charity projects and we are running around between some madhouses here.
I am getting too old for the madhouses and will soon insist that I should only work in one madhouse 😉

Cheers and !BEER

Oh yes, you have been a loyal patron of Papillon for a long time and we appreciate friends of your calibre.

Thank you for the kind words and we pray that all is well at your end.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Good one, will you support them to get on track with Hive?
Next step would that they spread the word.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you and we have PC training at a partner charity and we also run a coding project for poor persons my friend.
So in time we will get them on to Hive.

Cheers and !BEER

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Sorry, out of BEER, please retry later...

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

I'm not sure how you find the time to do everything that you do for others. What a great story, one that made me smile. Everyone involved with preparing the food and distributing it to the people in need, look so happy. You can tell that their involvement comes directly from their hearts.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you kindly for the support and we simply shut our eyes and make the time my friend. Yes, you are correct as love and care is the name of the game and we all do what we can.
I am now searching for an industrial bread baking oven for them so that they can give the people fresh bread instead of the stale bread that are given to them by shops. My idea is that they can bake extra loads of bread and sell the surplus in the area, as that will generate sustainable income for them.

But remember that without special souls like you guys we cannot do what we do.
Thank you once again.

Cheers and !BEER

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Great idea with getting a baking oven.
In my heart, I believe that most people would rather provide for themselves than being dependent on others. Just a little self-esteem can really get the ball rolling in the right direction.
Good luck with acquiring an industrial bread baking oven.
Thanks for the beer, my friend!

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you Sir and you are so right. We have seen many that come in slumped and feeling hopeless, but once that they discover that they can actually do something productive, they straighten up and a smile appear as if by magic. I have seen this countless times.

Believe you me that I will get that oven and thank you for the wishes.

!BEER goes well with !PIZZA

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Sorry, out of BEER, please retry later...

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Wow what an incredible effort from such amazing people!
I would have loved to have been there to help. Next time.

Don't waste the stale bread though- there's so many ways to recook it into delicious meals and desserts too!

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

You are already helping in spirit and support my friend and we thank you.
A good option with the stale bread, but first I have to get the oven.

Blessings and thank you.

Here's a slice of !PIZZA

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

What a beautiful story @papilloncharity it's so lovely to see this especially when they also want to be independent. Lovely work, wish I could get involved, thank you @papilloncharity for you and Marion's work, you will be truly blessed.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Thank you kindly Lady @artywink,

Time will tell if we can get them independent, as we have scant resources at the moment, but I am brewing up a new project for them.
It is all to our God's glory and we are only servants.

Blessings and !PIZZA

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Amazing work done for the 800 people by the 8 kinds folks

But do you think giving them food alone will help?

How about skill acquisition training for them?

I know someone with a skill will hardly not be able to provide for his family afterwards because he will be providing a service and such services will be rewarded with cash

If they learn to work with money well, they will start their journey to financial freedom

From here, more people will be raise to keep helping others, and the circle of generosity continues

Posted via proofofbrain.io

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

Oh yes and you are 100% correct my friend, the ones that we feed cannot work due to illnesses and others are old. Then there are also children.
Papillon is now in it's 20th year of charity work and we run several empowerment projects such as the new free coding training for young adults in their last college year.

It's a long story and best is to look at the website on the @papilloncharity profile.

0
0
0.000
Reply
avatar

the ones that we feed cannot work due to illnesses and others are old. Then there are also children.

Oh, I see

20 years? Wow, you guys are doing a great job

And it's nice that there are youths empowerment programmes too

I'll read through your profile to get the rest of the gist about @papilloncharity

Thank you for explaining sir

Posted via proofofbrain.io

0
0
0.000
Reply