Kevin P. Stine: First off, it is strange to write that I am the founder. I don't really consider myself that. I'm just striving to serve others as I should have been doing for years. Others are doing their share through the world. I feel he's been waiting for me to "get my mind right" so that I can do my part. Throughout the years, I've seen a thing or two in my life.
I grew up in the Christian Church, moved here and there, and was not responsible enough to achieve success in life. Luckily I ended up on the right side of the track. Who I am reflects greatly on who my parents Rodney and Aida Stine are (more on them below). After my parents returned to the mission field me and my older brother moved to Cebu. We did school for a year and returned to the U.S. where we planned on finishing degrees. Young and dumb as I was, that degree did not come to pass. I was lost for a few years. I didn't know what I was doing or where I was going. Frankly I was heading to either jail or a ditch in a random woodline during that time. God kept his eyes on me and carried me through these times, eventually given an opportunity where I could serve the United States as a Combat Medic. I'm most proud of my Combat Medic Badge, which is given to those medics doing their job for their guys under direct contact of the enemy. I loved that job. We are getting ready to deploy in a few months so thank God for giving me the means to save a little money to start the F4E-Cebu.
I will be a civilian once again, a student once again, and dedicated to a new mission with the Food 4 Existence. I will be working on a PA license and/or a Nursing degree in Cebu. Fortunately the Army has a program where veterans can go to school for free and the college my brother and I went to is a credited college for the states. Southwestern has the best nursing program in the country. The Montgomery G.I. Bill, which pays for schooling, will enable me to concentrate on the Food 4 Existence while I accomplish my degree. I have plenty of family who are already helping my parents with the children in Surigao to assist as needed. Luckily our family has already started a feeding program and know many of the local laws as well as officials to help with the mission in Cebu.
I want to serve others in a different way now. A way that is just as important as treating my fellow Soldiers. I want to serve the children in a way I think will build their hearts and minds, as well as their bodies. As this mission begins the plan is to finish a medical degree and add medical care to this region. I was visiting my parents after my first deployment to Iraq and saw a medical mission in Surigao City that helped more families than I could count. That's when I knew it was time for me to do my share.
