by BCF Staff | Dec 16, 2013 | 2013, News, Philippines
Over Thanksgiving, the Bountiful Children’s Foundation visited the central Philippines to screen children for malnutrition in five stakes and districts on Bohol and Cebu islands. Bohol island was recently devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and many homes...
by BCF Staff | Oct 23, 2013 | 2013, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Impact, News, Peru, Spotlights
BCF has Australian documentary filmmaker Ben King of Oxigeno Film + Television to thank for his dedication and talent in filming and producing a series of videos portraying the foundation’s work, with the most recent release being the 13 ½ minute documentary: Our...
by BCF Staff | Oct 23, 2013 | 2013, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hunger Banquets, News, Peru
Nearly 200 people attended BCF’s first Hunger Banquet held in Lindon, Utah on September 30, 2013. Guests were randomly chosen to feast at fancy tables where they were served a multi-course dinner, or to fill rows of chairs where they could serve themselves a dinner of...
by BCF Staff | Sep 26, 2013 | 2013, Coordinator Reunites, Ecuador, News, Spotlights
Thirty-seven years ago while serving as a missionary in Otavalo, Ecuador, I had the distinct impression that a great missionary work was about to proceed among the Quechua-speaking natives living in the hills surrounding the town. However, when I met with the mission...
by BCF Staff | Sep 23, 2013 | 2013, News, Peru
On behalf of Bountiful Children’s Foundation, a cadre of Brigham Young University professors serving as foundation consultants in the field of public health traveled to Peru on August 19 – 25, 2013. The team was composed of Professors Benjamin Crookston, Joshua...
by BCF Staff | Aug 28, 2013 | 2013, News, NutriTours, Rees 2013 Guatemala
Tuesday, June 25 Arrived at 11:00 last night, to the hotel, run this morning in Guatemala City (terrible pollution), picked up at the temple at 1:00, four hour trip through incredible scenery, mountains, lakes, volcanos, etc. At Lake Atitlan this evening, visited our...