Reviewed by Ashley Merrill
This book is an uplifting account of the nonprofit charity; Feed the Children (FTC). Larry Jones details his accounts with his charity, starting with how it came to be, some of the downfalls, some of the miracles they have faced, and where they currently are at. FTC has traveled worldwide and fed millions of mouths in their time of great need. Even with all of the scrutiny they have had for all different reasons, they have still come out on top.
Starting in 1979, FTC has grown immensely and
expanded where
it donates more and more. Funding comes
from all sorts of people and it includes food, medicals supplies, baby
items,
clothing, water, etc. Ranging from
remote villages in
As someone who did not know much about FTC, only having seen a few clips on television once or twice growing up, I was very interested to read what Larry Jones has done. He did a great job at keeping the reader interested and wanting to read more. He did it in a way that encompassed a little bit of everything, including where FTC has been, a few special people they met along the way, troubles they ran into, and the outcome. Sometimes each chapter seemed to read as a short story, which again, helped to keep the reader interested.
I found myself becoming misty eyed during quite a few chapters when FTC would be judged for something that seemed so ludicrous. At one point calls were made to the FBI from a disgruntled person making false accusations about the ways that Larry Jones and his wife ran their charity. Because of these ridiculous accusations, FTC experienced a setback in donations because people became skeptical of the charity. Time always ended up clearing up the false accusations, but in the mean time less food and other items being donated meant less food given to the needy.
I also became misty eyed when reading about miraculous human beings and how they pulled through what appeared to be impossible hardships. A little boy named David lived through being dumped in a dirty dumpster by his mother, had half his face torn off and eaten by a hungry dog, and was found by a person who happened to hear his shrill screams. Frances Jones (Larry Jones wife) found out about this and personally saw to it that David get all the medical care possible in the United States to heal and have reconstruction done on his face. She was with him to the end. It was a truly remarkable story.
I would rate this book a 10 out of 10. Anyone who
has an
extra penny to spare, an extra shirt on their back, or an extra bottle
of
Tylenol should read this book and become inspired to donate to someone
in
need.