Our family has participated in Rice & Beans Month in some form or fashion every year since it began in 2010. Our kids have grown up with the tradition and we really enjoy sharing it with others! We have friends all over the place who...
Jen Johnson and her family have been child sponsors and Rice & Beans Month participants for many years. Even so, the past "year like no other" has given them meaningful new insights into connecting with their sponsored kids during Rice & Beans Month and all...
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 the Beatty family first started participating in Rice & Beans Month five years ago, there was only one kid in the mix, and he was a bit too young to help much in the kitchen. With the addition of their daughter, the Beattys are...
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...
Whether you are thinking of participating for the month of March or for Lent, we are all sharing a common meal together. "Together" is a key concept for Rice & Beans Month, which is why Oak Hills Church in Milwaukie, Oregon, decided to make it...