Ebook: The shed that fed a million children : the extraordinary story of Mary's Meals
Author: MacFarlane-Barrow Magnus
- Tags: MacFarlane-Barrow Magnus., Mary's Meals (Organization), Poor children -- Developing countries., Food relief -- Developing countries., Food relief., Poor children., Developing countries.
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- City: Developing countries
- Language: English
- epub
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In 1992, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow was enjoying a pint with his brother when he got an idea that would change his life – and radically change the lives of others.
After watching a news bulletin about war-torn Bosnia, the two brothers agreed to take a week’s hiatus from work to help.
What neither of them expected is that what began as a one-time road trip in a beaten-up Landrover rapidly grew to become Magnus’s life’s work – leading him to leave his job, sell his house and direct all his efforts to feeding thousands of the world’s poorest children.
Magnus retells how a series of miraculous circumstances and an overwhelming display of love from those around him led to the creation of Mary’s Meals; an organisation that could hold the key to eradicating child hunger altogether. This humble, heart-warming yet powerful story has never been more relevant in our society of plenty and privilege. It will open your eyes to the extraordinary impact that one person can make.