Posted: 7/11/03
New hunger resource available
By Jenny Hartgraves
Staff Writer
DALLAS–New educational materials for churches to teach about world hunger have been produced by Bread for the World Institute, in cooperation with the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission and others.
“Hunger No More” is designed “to get non-activists engaged in discussion in which they can learn from one another as well as from the materials,” officials said.
More than 800 million people in the world go hungry each year, and nearly 33 million Americans don't know whether they can afford their next meal. But to many Texan's dismay, the top four poverty-stricken cities in the nation are in this state–McAllen/Mission, Brownsville, Laredo and Bryan/College Station.
The “Hunger No More” packet includes materials for both children and adults, and it follows many pervasive themes from the Bible about hunger–the Garden of Eden, the Promised Land of milk and honey, manna in the wilderness, and the feeding of the thousands in the Book of Revelation. It also includes handouts for people who cannot attend study groups, links to policy websites, statistical updates on hunger and family-friendly materials to engage Christian communities and interfaith discussions.
The focus of “Hunger No More” is “to reduce by half the number of people who live on less than a dollar a day and reduce by two-thirds the number of children who die of hunger by the age of 5,” said Phil Strickland, director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission and a trustee of Bread for the World. “Our hope is that 'Hunger No More' will be used by many churches in the convention and that they will not only teach people about the biblical mandate to respond to hunger needs but also teach them how to do so.”
Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizen's movement.
For more information or to order "Hunger No More" materials, visit the website at www.hungernomore.org.
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