The participation phase of Rice & Beans Month is long past, but the impact is ongoing! Rice & Beans Month began just as we all entered our second year of pandemic life. We had no idea how that would affect participation, so it is...
This year marks the 12th time that the Lahash community has set aside March as Rice & Beans Month. By God’s grace, some of the children who were among the first to benefit from our collective efforts are nearly young adults! This month, we are taking some time to...
This year marks the 12th time that the Lahash community has set aside March as Rice & Beans Month. By God's grace, some of the children who were among the first to benefit from our collective efforts are nearly young adults! This month,...
As we near the end of Rice & Beans Month 2020, we are thankful to share this timely reflection by Rachel Wilson, the Associate Pastor of Imago Kids at Imago Dei Community in Portland, Oregon. As Lent, Rice & Beans Month, and the coronavirus...
Stacy Nelson and her little boy, Emrick, often cook dinner together at home. Their family has loved participating in Rice & Beans Month as a way to eat in solidarity with the children they sponsor through Lahash. Stacy had the unique experience of traveling all...
After experiencing how it changed her own family at home, a Lahash sponsor sees firsthand the profound impact of Rice & Beans Month for another family on the other side of the world. In the small town of Shinyanga, Tanzania, children are most often seen playing...
We are thankful to share a beautiful and deeply reflective piece on Rice & Beans Month by Sarah Sanderson, a writer and speaker from Oak Hills Church. The congregation at Oak Hills journeys through Lent and Rice & Beans Month together each year. They begin...
An Interview with Pastor Tom and Sherie Smith Pastor Tom and Sherie Smith lived in Kenya for many years, serving among the Digo people and raising their three children. In 2008, they were back in the U.S. and Tom became the pastor of Silverton First Baptist...
When I heard that our team from Lahash was invited to have lunch with the sponsored kids at the Grace & Healing Ministry Nutrition Program, I thought, “Celebrity sightings!” These were the kids whose stories I had followed for years, ever since my family began...
How do you feed Rice & Beans to 200 people at a time? Ellie Hatzi figured it out during Lent 2017. As the leader of the kitchen and hospitality crew for the Sunday evening service at River West Church, she was used to overseeing a...