Product description in the shed that fed a million children magnus mcfarlane barrow the founder of mary s meals shares the story of the organization that has fed countless children in the world s poorest places.
The shed that fed a million.
I was taken completely by surprise to find myself on the altar staring.
For lent this year our catechist group decided to read the shed that fed a million children as mary s meals has been our lenten alms giving project for the last three years.
From a small shed in dalmally argyll in 1992 magnus asked for donations of aid for a one off trip to war torn bosnia herzegovina.
The shed that fed a million children was once a garden shed that the author borrowed from his dad back in 1992 to store donations after an appeal for aid for refugees in bosnia herzegovina.
The vision of mary s meals is that every child should be able to receive at least one good meal every day.
What happened in the weeks months and years that followed not only surprised magnus but inspired tens of thousands of people across the world to join a movement that could one day mark the end of child hunger.
6 excerpts from the shed that fed a million children a couple of hours drive from namitembo along dirt track roads through dry fields is the parish of balaka.
It all started with our watching the video child31 and after we were all so deeply moved with their divinely inspired mission we decided to make it our mission too.
The shed that fed a million children charts the remarkable journey so far.
The shed that fed a million children by magnu macfarlane barrow press it s strange how things start.
The shed that fed a million children a sunday times bestseller the shed that fed charts the remarkable story of mary s meals from a small shed in dalmally argyll in 1992 magnus asked for donations of aid for a one off trip to war torn bosnia herzegovina.
For lent this year our catechist group decided to read the shed that fed a million children as mary s meals has been our lenten alms giving project for the last three years.
It all started with our watching the video child31 and after we were all so deeply moved with their divinely inspired mission we decided to make it our mission too.