UPDATE at 6:07 p.m. CST – Bread For A Hungry World has offered to match up to $25,000 is we reach $25,000. We’re currently at $19,000. Let’s keep giving!!!
Welcome to Dump Day 2010
I’m excited about today, because today we’re going to put others needs above our own. Today we’re going to do one of the simplest, most Jesus-like things we could EVER do … we’re going to feed the hungry.
While the average American family spends about $341.98 on food per week. Here’s what a week’s worth of food looks like.
Sadly, the people who live at the Teguciglapa dump eat what they can find in the trash. To learn more about the Tegucigalpa, Honduras dump, click here. Warning Graphic video.
Thankfully, Marc & Terri Tendall and other missionaries are willing to help feed the Dump People. We just need to raise the funds. That’s what today is all about. The funds we raise will go directly to help those in the dump. Your funds provide food for the hungry and milk for many of the babies. Please feel free to donate any amount.
Today Marc & Terri Tindall, Rickey Husband, my son Parker and others will be at the dump to pass out food. To celebrate this day “Dump Day,” Marc has added a piece of fried chicken to their food today. Generally the only fried chicken the dump people get to eat, is some that has already been eaten off of and discarded in the trash. So, while they get to eat today, we’ll raise some money so they can continue to be fed. And for those of us fasting today, I think it’s great that the dump people will eat better than we will. 
So here is where you can send your donation:
Torch
PO Box 9222
Columbus, MS 39705
(Please make all checks payable to “TORCH” and add somewhere “DUMP FUND”.)
Your check is tax deductible. TORCH is part of Casa de Esperanza Corp, a Mississippi based 501c3. So donations are not only tax deductible, but are eligible for matching if you work for a company that does gift matching.
or
If you live in Childress you can give it to me or send it to:
Childress Church of Christ
PO Box 239
Childress, Texas 79201
(Checks made payable to TORCH. )
or
you can use this PAYPAL button …
Feel free to email me with any questions or comments: TreyMorgan@msn.com
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink… I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” ~ Jesus
If you donate, please leave a comment and let us know what you’re donating so we can keep a running total of how much we’ve raised today!
Thanks for being like Jesus today …
I am a Christian husband and father, who moonlights as the minister for the church of Christ in Childress, Texas. My wife Lea and I have been married for 22 years. We are doing our best to raise our 4 boys, who are all growing up way too fast.
4th & Bedford Church of Christ
$700.00
4th & Bedford Church of Christ
$700.00
My check is for 50.00. It will be coming to you Trey. God bless you.
$100 from Mom, $10 from Seaton(10yo), $10 from Lawson(8yo)
Trey,
Just paid$100 by paypal! God is great!!
Rick and Linda Willis
i thought we were getting a total update at 9….im dying of anticipation to know where the total is.
Donation sent via PayPal
we are in for $201
Cant let the Morgans give more than us….
We'll send $100.00 tomorrow. I posted about it tonight on my blog, as well. Thanks for this effort to help "the least of these".
$25-didn't really know about this till too late. Hopefully the video will be shown to the congregation in a week and would like to conduct a congregation fast and can contribute later. Have been in prayer and thought about this all day. Praise God for what has taken place already. We serve an awesome God!
$1000 is in via PayPal. We have been to the dump and seen the needs there and the hope that Marc and his crew provides. God Bless!!!
We are in for $200.00 TA & Terri
This has been incredible! I showed the dump video in class to my youth group tonight! The students have decided to save the next week's allowance, lunch $, tips from work, etc and bring it back next Wednesday. Look for a donation via paypal next week.
Evan
I am sending a check for $20.
The Gonnermans are in for $30.
Sent you a message on Face Book with our donation.
have been to Honduras but never to the dump. what a great ministry. sending $100
Just saw the update on Facebook, and just got a chance to watch the video . . . God is an amazing. You can count me in for another $50
Put the girls and I down for $20, Trey! GOD is GREAT!
Put the girls and I down for $20, Trey! GOD is GREAT!
Put the girls and I down for $20, Trey! GOD is GREAT!
We are in for $200
Romans 12:7
Thanks for meeting this need…
Trey, What a day it has been. Wanted to feed fried chicken because Sunday is mothers day and there are lots of mom's in the dump. Turned out to be a not so great idea – lots of things out of the norm creat a level of excitement and people feel like they will be left out. A group of young men started grabbing boxes and before we knew it, all the chicken was gone… lots of people ate chicken – just not quite the way we planned. Calm returned and we served 300 bowls of rice and beans with tortillas. Went on to take my little crew of mommies to the store for the weekly baby formula buy. Because of today, we can really start drawing up plans for something where my dump friends have many more of their needs met – especially in the area of taking care of their kids and their health. Stay tuned on this – it will not be an over-night ministry project – I do believe that it will be one that will change lives and give us more opportunity to introduce people to Jesus.
$250 from John, Amber, Avery, Emma and Major. Nice work today.
Trey,
Put me down for $100 check in the mail.
John Exum
Trey, we are donating another $100 sent via PayPal.
What a day – once again, we realize exactly who is in charge – the amazing Almighty. And,Trey, you are such a wonderful servant for Him. Can't wait to see the total. pat
Today the work in Honduras has been in my thoughts and prayers. God continually tugged on my heart today to not only pray but give. May God richly bless this work in the days ahead.
-The Warrens
- $25 via Paypal
There are SO many people to thank. Thank each of you for making ALL of this possible.
God is good.
$30 via paypal
-Carrie Churchill
$100 sent through paypal
God is so good!
Our family is in for $50. (Sorry we're running late…)
Our family is in for $50. (Sorry we're running late…)
Our family is in for $50. (Sorry we're running late…)
Did the $25,000.00 have to be raised all yesterday for Bread for the Hungry to match it? Can't wait to hear if $25.000.00 was accomplished.
Update coming in about 10 minutes…
We'd like to give $1000. Thanks to everyone who gave.
Dave & Connie F.
$100 from the Holcomb's via paypal. Almost there!
For those still checking this link… We hit 25k about 11 p.m. and Bread for a Hungry World matched our 25k giving us 50k for the Dump People. Things are in the works now for more than just food, but also rescuing people, especially children, out of the dump. Plans are rolling now to begin the process of both feeding and breaking the cycle of people living at the dump.
I thank God for each of you who gave…
The college students of Christ in Action, the campus ministry at Broadway Church of Christ in Lubbock, Texas, have been saving their spare change for the last couple weeks. We don't have an official count on what has been collected but we have a coffee can full on money. I'll give you an official total soon.
Danielle … AWESOME!!!
dear,
Trey do you know what the tax is for?
your friend
Logan
What do you mean, Logan. I don’t understand your question.
On kid biz it said they use the tax for hondores.
Logan … I still can’t find where anyone has talked about taxes for kid biz. I do know that the donations made to the Church or Christ and Torch were tax deductible.
Trey how many people did it feed?
That will feed everyone for a while and help to get them out of the dump.
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