In an uplifting memoir, the founder of Feed The Children tells the story of his organization and its remarkable, life-affirming work, both here and abroad.
In 1979, Larry Jones was ministering in Haiti, where he was approached by a young boy who hadn’t eaten all day. The child asked for a nickel to buy a roll. Recalling the wheat surplus back home in Oklahoma, Jones soon started Feed The Children, initially a wheat-exporting outreach that grew into one of the world’s largest and most respected charities. Year after year, it efficiently distributes food and other essentials to impoverished families throughout the United States and much of the rest of the world.
In Keep Walking, Jones describes his journey from a childhood as the son of two barbers in America’s heartland to a career that takes him to war-torn countries and areas devastated by natural disasters—as well as into the halls of Congress and the offices of foreign governments to solicit support and funding. Rich in moving stories, Keep Walking offers vivid insights into the faith that moved Jones to do God’s work and shows readers that they, too, can make a difference.
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Keep walking, Jones, founder of Feed the Children, tells himself when he's in an impossible situation—whether trying to find the money to drill wells for drinking water in Kenya or getting across Sarajevo alive. Jones grew up intending to be a minister, but after he was ordained and had his own church, he decided it was more important to go out and feed the needy, not just preach to people about being saved. He started by shipping surplus American wheat to Haiti, which led to developing a child-sponsorship program. For the last 28 years, Jones, his family and his staff have organized enormous relief efforts for some of the world's worst crises—Ethiopian famines, the Bosnian war, the Murrah building bombing, 9/11 and Katrina. Although Jones structures this as a memoir, starting with his idyllic boyhood in Bowling Green, Ky., and his first experiences preaching, his real focus is on the development of his organization, Feed The Children. Even without its prominent endorsement from Rick Warren (The Purpose-Driven Life), this inspirational story should reach a wide audience.
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Advance Praise for Keep Walking:
“Larry Jones is a man on a mission. In Keep Walking he shares the passion that drives him, the faith that sustains him, and the dream of a world without hungry children that motivates him. I have seen firsthand Larry Jones’s work, and he has something to say that we all need to hear.”
—Bishop T.D. Jakes
“Larry Jones has more stars in his crown than most people. He has worked tirelessly for years to help children around the world who would go hungry without his efforts and Feed The Children. He has been a huge inspiration to me. He inspires me to work harder to help more people.”
—Reba McEntire
“Larry Jones touches your heart and soul with the things that touch the heart and soul of God. He is a master storyteller, a consummate humanitarian, a compellingly insightful evangelist trying to make the world work for the people that it doesn’t work for. He is friend to all and beloved by those he serves who will never know him. Read this book and you will have an expanded soul too.”
—Mark Victor Hansen
Co-creator, #1 New York Times bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul ®
Co-author, Cracking the Millionaire Code and The One Minute Millionaire
“Keep Walking is a must-read for anyone who ever thought humanitarian work is easy. Larry Jones has been stranded 10,000 miles from home while hustling food to the starving on both sides of warring enemy lines. He and Feed The Children have been the first to arrive and the last to leave the world’s most horrific natural disasters and acts of terrorism. Our nation is looking for a hero. It need not look beyond Larry Jones.”
—Lee Iacocca
“It has been my privilege to pass out baby food and diapers with Feed The Children to people who were so wonderful and very grateful. I respect and admire Larry and Frances, and this book is enlightening, interesting, inspiring, and very important to the world. God has found great servants in these wonderful people, and must be truly pleased that they have dedicated their lives to doing ‘His’ work.”
—Barbara Mandrell
Many celebrity athletes and I have often helped Larry Jones organize and participate in mass feedings, from 10,000 people at Christmastime in Harlem to more than 125,000 children receiving daily meals in Africa. Larry’s efforts provide food for the body. Reading how it all came about and stays together is food for the soul. This is one of those riveting stories about one man that will make virtually anyone a better person for having read it.”
—Billy Hunter
Executive Director, National Basketball Players Association
“To have a horrible tornado hit my hometown meant Feed The Children trucks were on the way. Larry Jones lives a life of giving like no other man I’ve ever seen. Reading about his past gives direction to all of our futures.”
—Duane Allen
Oak Ridge Boys
“Larry Jones is a man on a mission. In Keep Walking he shares the passion that drives him, the faith that sustains him, and the dream of a world without hungry children that motivates him. I have seen firsthand Larry Jones’s work, and he has something to say that we all need to hear.”
—Bishop T.D. Jakes
“Larry Jones has more stars in his crown than most people. He has worked tirelessly for years to help children around the world who would go hungry without his efforts and Feed The Children. He has been a huge inspiration to me. He inspires me to work harder to help more people.”
—Reba McEntire
“Larry Jones touches your heart and soul with the things that touch the heart and soul of God. He is a master storyteller, a consummate humanitarian, a compellingly insightful evangelist trying to make the world work for the people that it doesn’t work for. He is friend to all and beloved by those he serves who will never know him. Read this book and you will have an expanded soul too.”
—Mark Victor Hansen
Co-creator, #1 New York Times bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul ®
Co-author, Cracking the Millionaire Code and The One Minute Millionaire
“Keep Walking is a must-read for anyone who ever thought humanitarian work is easy. Larry Jones has been stranded 10,000 miles from home while hustling food to the starving on both sides of warring enemy lines. He and Feed The Children have been the first to arrive and the last to leave the world’s most horrific natural disasters and acts of terrorism. Our nation is looking for a hero. It need not look beyond Larry Jones.”
—Lee Iacocca
“It has been my privilege to pass out baby food and diapers with Feed The Children to people who were so wonderful and very grateful. I respect and admire Larry and Frances, and this book is enlightening, interesting, inspiring, and very important to the world. God has found great servants in these wonderful people, and must be truly pleased that they have dedicated their lives to doing ‘His’ work.”
—Barbara Mandrell
Many celebrity athletes and I have often helped Larry Jones organize and participate in mass feedings, from 10,000 people at Christmastime in Harlem to more than 125,000 children receiving daily meals in Africa. Larry’s efforts provide food for the body. Reading how it all came about and stays together is food for the soul. This is one of those riveting stories about one man that will make virtually anyone a better person for having read it.”
—Billy Hunter
Executive Director, National Basketball Players Association
“To have a horrible tornado hit my hometown meant Feed The Children trucks were on the way. Larry Jones lives a life of giving like no other man I’ve ever seen. Reading about his past gives direction to all of our futures.”
—Duane Allen
Oak Ridge Boys
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Keep Walking: One Man's Journey To Feed The World One Child at a Time,
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This is an excellent account of what one person did to set up a world relief organization that feeds, provides medical care, etc., for countless children and families worldwide. The book is an honest account of the struggles and successes, the ups and downs, faced by the organization Feed The Children. It shows what one person can do if that person is serious about meeting the needs of the world's needy. I would highly recommend this book to everyone who asks the question: "What can I do to help those in need or to help make the world a better place?"
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Every person of any religion should be forever humbled after reading this book. This story tells us of Larry Joneses childhood then leads us through his faith as a Christian that he holds true to and lives by, reguardless of what takes place in his life. He started out wanting to help just one child in need. Today through him millions are given a chance to survive through his charity Feed The Children, that offers food, clothing, shelter, compassion and more to starving, helpless and hopeless fellow human brothers and sister. While our government deals with red tape, Larry, his wife Frances, FTC staff with help from us, get the job done! Great read but don't stop there!
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Humbling and Gracious,
By Marilyn L. Skinnard "Florida Lady" (ST PETERSBURG, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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I was mesmerized by the humility and grace expressed by Larry Jones in this touching story of his ministry. Surprisingly, he brings the reader into the deepest and most compelling events of the very viable ministry of Feed The Children. I had no idea of the scope of this ministry and the amazing management it takes to bring desperately needed aid to every corner of the earth. Larry and Frances, to me, are in the same category of Mother Theresa and St. Francis of Assisi--God driven and supplied to help the most needful of God's creatures. They have quietly, for years, "done it unto the least of these, My brethren..." A great read.
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