Hope Within Ministries held its inaugural "Taste of the Nations" event on Oct. 2 at The Star Barn in Elizabethtown.

Those who prepared food representing different countries included Zainab Sadeqi and Darice Baird, Afghanistan; Dr. Aries Liu-Helm, China; Rodas Gebremedhin, Selamawit Mekonen, and Aster Seyume, Ethiopia; Ann Ariano, Greece; Betsy and David Avinash, India; Peter and Karen Johnson, Kenya; Elene Guk and Tina Nissly, Russia; Ada and Dean Overholt, Thailand; Kay and David Hyatt, Turkey; Kateryna Gymria, Inna Naskalova, Ivanna Mozil, Margarita Kravtsova, Vika Rudenko, and Kateryna Baraban, Ukraine; Diane Wolf, United States; and Glenda Tierney, Puerto Rico.

Hope Within Ministries also recognized sponsors Abel & Son Roofing & Siding, Duane l. Miller Financial Advisor, Enders Insurance, Jon's Tax Service, Sharp Shopper, and WitsEnd Home Works.

For more information on Hope Within Ministries, visit https://hopewithin.org.