soy snacks and drinks for the children.
After purchasing the soybeans at a local
market, the team cleans and then cooks the
beans for about an hour and a half. Next,
they are blended in a commercial blender
with water, and the beans are squeezed to
extract the mush from the milk. The milk is
blended with fruit or oatmeal on a 1:1 basis
to create a juice. They make five kinds of
juices, a new one for each day. Next, the
mush is mixed with flour, sugar, and other
ingredients to make cookies, cakes, rolls, or
cupcakes. Soy makes these high in protein
to provide more nutrients to the children
than just wheat flour.
who attend a school in Colombia close to
the Venezuelan border.
One of the many harsh outcomes of
the crisis in Venezuela is that thousands
of students must accompany their moth-
ers across the volatile border on the walk
to and from school in Colombia each day.
Many Venezuelan schools have closed or
operate without electricity or running water.
The journey can take up to two hours each
way, and many children go without food the
entire day because Colombia does not have
the infrastructure to meet this need.
In addition to the children receiving
a daily nutritious soy-based snack and
drink, the mothers receive training in sew-
ing skills. This enables them to make pil-
lowcases and other simple items to sell
for income. Additionally, all of the moth-
ers and children receive the Gospel and
discipleship every day! In fact, none of the
four Venezuelans making these soy snacks
knew Christ when they started, but through
the discipleship of leaders in SoySatura,
each one has now accepted Christ, and
they are learning how to disciple others so
they can know the love of God too.
How to Help
For only about $1,000 more per month,
SoySatura would be able to provide these
snacks and drinks to at least 200 more
children. The Colombian school that Mercy
sponsors has 1,600 students. The Colom-
bian government provides rations for 1,000
of the 1,600 current students. SoySatura
currently provides snacks and drinks for 200
and another program provides for 100 more
students. This leaves about 300 children go-
ing without any food all day at this school.
Would you consider giving to SoySatura
today to help provide snacks for more chil-
dren and spread more sprinkles of God’s
love and the Gospel? You can give here at
to account #408315.
How Soy Snacks are Made
Every day, a team of four Venezuelans,
led by Ximena, make and deliver the food
and teach the mothers the skills. In one year,
this small team will make 40,000 healthy
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