Feed My Starving Children 2013

Volunteers pray over a pallet of food after working a shift during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Alexa DeLuca, 9, shouts out how many boxes of food have been packed at her table during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Volunteers fill bags with rice, soy, a vitamin and nutrient mixture and dried vegetables during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Stefanie Diniz, left, Jade Rampley, Ginger Rampley and Ann Cunningham fill bags with rice, soy, a vitamin and nutrient mixture and dried vegetables during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Danny Pyne, MobilePack Team Leader for Feed My Starving Children, speaks to volunteers during a MobilePack event Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Allyson Leckie, left, Owen Leckie, 6, Joe Leckie, Regan Leckie, 11, Rilee Leckie, 11, Reid Willen and Cathy Willen fill bags with rice, soy, a vitamin and nutrient mixture and dried vegetables during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Tally marks are written next to bags of food during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Sarah Fruge and Reese Fruge, 4, of Eunice, La., move bags of food over during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Southeast Missouri State University head gymnastics coach Kristi Ewasko, left, registers the team as volunteers during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Sean Byrd, left, and Tom Doyle fill boxes with soy during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Volunteer Carrie Johnson sells a t-shirt during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.

Grace Sanders, 11, in orange and Anna Thomason, 9, hand out hair nets for voulnteers during a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Organized by La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, 2,769 volunteers from numerous area churches and organizations packed 723,168 meals that will be shipped to malnourished children in countries all over the world by the non-profit Christian organization. Enough meals to feed 1,981 children one meal a day for a year were packed. Between three-hundred and four-hundred volunteers worked during each of the seven two-hour shifts filling the bags, each of which contain enough food for six children.