A Thanksgiving Message from Our CEO

God is Our Provider

On behalf of ERDO, our partners around the world and the people we serve, I want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

With my two oldest children away at university, this time of connection is more important than ever. My wife, Sirkku, and I will gather the family around our Thanksgiving table — full of good food and laughter — and remember God’s faithfulness and His provision.

We’ll reflect on God’s grace during our years as missionaries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East — times when the needs of our neighbors were urgent, and concerns for safety were real. We are so thankful to have a God who calls Himself our Provider.

At ERDO, gratitude is one of our core values, woven into everything we do. We are deeply grateful for the trust and generosity of supporters like you. Through your partnership, we can walk alongside local leaders, families and communities around the world. And in every story of lives transformed, we see God’s work — His provision — so close at hand.

But we also know that, while many of us are enjoying Thanksgiving dinner this weekend, others are still hungry.

As Isaiah 58:10 reminds us, “If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness.”

In a world of ever-increasing darkness, we thank God for allowing us to be part of His redemptive work — bringing light through compassion and justice. Our prayers and our generosity matter.

Each meal ERDO and our partners provide, each community strengthened, is a testimony that love will always conquer despair. As we care for the real needs of families by bringing food to the hungry through emergency food distributions and agriculture programs, we can see thanksgiving rise in dark places. Thanks to your support, we can share the light of Christ with people in need.

This Thanksgiving, I invite you to share a meal with a family facing hunger. By supporting ERDO’s food programs, you can help us increase access to nutrition in over 40 countries around the world.

As always, the ERDO staff is praying for you — our friends — every week. May this season remind you of how God’s provided for your needs, as we seek to bless others.

Daniel Lepojarvi

ERDO’s Chief Executive Officer