{"id":60495,"date":"2023-05-01T11:01:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=60495"},"modified":"2023-05-01T11:17:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:17:48","slug":"the-circle-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=60495","title":{"rendered":"The Circle of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This week the blog is sponsored by <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/childrenshungerfund.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Children\u2019s Hunger Fund<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> (CHF), a nonprofit seeking to \u201cdeliver hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry.\u201d Serving in the United States and 29 other countries, CHF seeks to help the local church reach suffering children and families in their communities with both physical help and spiritual hope found only in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lupe Gomez distinctly remembers what it was like to receive the gift of food as a kid.<\/p>\n<p>One of eight siblings, growing up in the \u201880s, Lupe told us a story about when his elementary school had a food drive.<\/p>\n<p>He remembers telling his mom about it and asking her if he could take a can of corn or beans to the food drive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe opened the cupboard, and there wasn\u2019t much in there,\u201d Lupe shared. \u201cBut she gave me a can of corn.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sponsored-Post-photo-1-1.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caption: Lupe and Julie Gomez at Children\u2019s Hunger Fund<\/p>\n<p>Lupe took that can of corn to his school for the food drive and gave it away to children in need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA week later, this big truck comes to my house with food for us,\u201d Lupe shared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week the blog is sponsored by Children\u2019s Hunger Fund (CHF), a nonprofit seeking to \u201cdeliver hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry.\u201d Serving in the United States and 29 other countries, CHF seeks to help the local church reach suffering children and families in their communities with both physical help and spiritual hope found only in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 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