The Shed That Fed A Million

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.

The shed that fed a million. Magnus macfarlane barrow founder of mary s meals reads from his best selling book the shed that fed a million children. For scottish catholic magnus macfarlane barrow the adventure that led to his. The shed that fed a million children charts the remarkable journey so far. 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.

The vision of mary s meals is that every child should be able to receive at least one good meal every day. 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. 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. 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. On arrival here the italian priests led me to a church which we entered through a side door.

I was taken completely by surprise to find myself on the altar staring.