Craig Alsup Feeding Kids and Planting Churches Worldwide

In this inspiring episode of the Dead America Podcast, host Ed Watters speaks with Craig Alsup, full‑time missionary and global advocate with Manna Worldwide, a Fort Worth–based nonprofit serving children and families in nearly 50 countries. Craig shares how an around‑the‑world trip in 2008 exposed him and his wife to overwhelming physical and spiritual poverty, trafficking, hunger, and brokenness—an experience that reshaped their lives and ultimately led them to leave careers in therapy and public health to serve full time with Manna beginning in 2015.

Craig explains the origins of Manna Worldwide, which began in the Philippines feeding children and strengthening local churches through holistic, community‑driven programs. Today, Manna operates roughly 300 projects, including nutrition centers, schools, orphanages, medical clinics, anti‑trafficking initiatives, and church‑planting partnerships, serving around 20,000 children and families every day.

He shares a powerful story from Nepal about a young girl whose life was transformed through sponsorship, education, nutrition, and the hope of the gospel—illustrating how long‑term relationships and local leadership create lasting change. Craig also discusses the importance of gratitude, the global realities of poverty, and the call of Acts 1:8 to serve both locally and globally.

Listeners will learn:

How Manna Worldwide feeds kids and plants churches

Why missions matter in today’s world

The impact of holistic care on families and communities

How to join mission trips, sponsor children, or partner financially

Craig’s personal journey of calling, faith, and obedience

Craig closes with a heartfelt challenge to step into generosity, service, and global compassion. He provides ways to connect, give, and get involved in Manna’s mission to bring hope to the nations.

Keywords: Craig Alsup, Manna Worldwide, feeding kids, planting churches, global missions, poverty relief, anti‑trafficking, nutrition centers, orphanages, Acts 1:8, mission trips, nonprofit partnerships, faith‑based missions, Dead America Podcast, Ed Watters.

00:00 Dead America Intro