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Ecumenical Study Guide on Global Poverty Remember
the Hungry Bread for the World is a unique organization working for the hungry of the world. It has headquarters in Washington D.C. where they lobby Congress for more funds to help the world's poor. They also try to educate all people concerning the needs of people in our world. It was started by a Lutheran, Pastor Art Simon(LCMS) and the president now is Pastor David Beckman(ELCA). Any Christian and even congregations can become members of Bread for the World. They ask for contributions and produce literature on the needs of people everywhere and how we might help. Each year they have held workshops in our area and anyone is welcome to attend. For more information on Bread for the World try www.bread.org. I recently attended one of their workshops at First Presbyterian Church in Hutchinson led by Elise Young from their Washington D.C. office. We seldom, if ever, hear of anyone starving to death in the United States but there are many who do not have enough food. However, in the rest of the world 25,000 die every day due to lack of food, medicine and good water. The situation is slowly getting better. Food for the Hungry points out the following:
My brother and his wife recently returned from a trip by bus to Mexico City. He said that the minimum wage in Mexico is $5/day. The following information is from Bread for the World. In India and other countries we are making progress in eliminating extreme poverty. We are not making as much progress in the following: child malnutrition rate, primary and secondary school completion rates, maternal mortality and gender balance in education and health. Nearly half of all children under five are malnourished, youth illiteracy is high, 23% of males and 38% of females are illiterate. Tuberculosis is
a threat, HIV/AIDS has not been reversed and maternal mortality is high. THANKS FOR YOUR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORLD HUNGER! The Bible says: [0308] ELCA
DOMESTIC HUNGER GRANTS Granting Hope is the catalog of the domestic hunger grants program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Here you can learn about the grants process, read descriptions of current grant recipients (and search for them by state or synod), and find out how you can support hunger ministries.
"Hunger No More" is "an unflinching look at the persistent problem of hunger in the 21st Century" and was first broadcast on ABC television in 2004. It is a production of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., Mennonite Media, and the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission. The program was partially underwritten by the ELCA World Hunger Appeal and two ELCA leaders are included in its interviews - Joe Young, Director of Community Development for the ELCA Church in Society unit, and David Beckmann, CEO of Bread for the World. More information, including how to purchase a DVD or VHS copy, can be found online at www.elca.org/communication/hungernomore.html. Download a Study Guide/bulletin insert. (PDF file 1.5MB) ELCA World Hunger All-Occasion Cards
New Hunger Resources/Links BASIC
JOB DESCRIPTION - Congregational Hunger Contact Person AFRICA
STORY & PHOTOS from Robert Fisher, Southeastern Pa. Synod,
ELCA. http://www.ministrylink.org/hunger/
Additional Resources The ELCA
World Hunger Appeal and Program - 30th Anniversary The Central States Synod has a network of Hunger Advocates across the synod. To download the list click the preferred format: Hunger Advocates MS Word or Hunger Advocates PDF. |
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study guide on global poverty and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
produced by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the
Episcopal Church, is available for download and for purchase through
Augsburg Fortress. Titled, “God’s Mission in the World,”
the guide is intended as a resource for congregations and other groups
looking to “broaden their understanding of global poverty and
become part of the worldwide movement achieving the MDGs,” according
to guide introduction. The guide features six sessions examining Christian
understandings of social justice, global poverty and the MDGs. The MDGs
are eight interrelated development goals that flow from the Millennium
Declaration of 2000 adopted by all members of the United Nations, including
the United States. For more information, and links to download or order
the guide, visit 
"Hunger
No More: Faces Behind the Facts,"
(televised on the Hallmark Channel, November 2005)
