30 Hour Famine

More than 1 billion people go hungry every day. There are more than 6 billion people on the planet. One in six will go to bed hungry tonight. Why so many? For some families, the only food they have is whatever they can grow themselves. One drought or flood can wipe out a year’s harvest. When it does, there’s no supermarket or food bank they can turn to. Others can barely afford food for their families, despite their best efforts. Either way, hunger is anything but yesterday’s problem. For 1 billion people, it’s a problem right now. But world hunger is 100 percent preventable, and I want to be ready to be a part of the solution.

This February, I will be joining the efforts of hundreds of thousands of people all over the nation who will set aside the usual “stuff” that fills their daily lives. Instead, we will do World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine. This year will be especially special to me because during the famine, I will be in Ethiopia with World Vision. Although I am needing support for my trip, I also want to raise money for world hunger. For every $30 donated, a child will be fed for one month by World Vision staff. $360 will support a child for a year! 

Funds raised by 30 Hour Famine participants help feed and care for children in communities in need around the globe through World Vision. Additionally, a portion of the funds raised support World Vision’s efforts to assist families in need in the United States. Famine funds contribute to World Vision’s response in areas where famine, conflict, and other crises make children vulnerable to hunger and preventable disease. Since 1992, 30 Hour Famine has raised close to $130 million, representing countless lives saved. World Vision works in nearly 100 countries, helping approximately 100 million people every year.

Visit www.30hourfamine.org or call 800-7-FAMINE for more information.

Would you be willing to donate $30 to support a child for a month? I have invited my small group at Lakeside Church to join me in raising funds. I am also inviting my CCS class families to join me if they wish. (If this is you - contact me and I will send you the details!)  All money is tax deductible. You may make a check out to World Vision and give to me to mail in with our materials. I will send you a receipt. Please email me at jimison4Him@sbcglobal.net if you need my mailing address.