About Brittani Curtis

I joined Food for the Hungry in 2008 and haven't stopped learning! I am passionate about seeing people around the world (here, there and everywhere) fulfill their God-given potential. And, on good days and bad days, I cling to the promise of Revelation 20, in which Christ declares that HE will make all things new!
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HungerFast Ends–Thank You for Joining Us!

By on May 5, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

A message from Dave Evans, U.S. President of Food for the Hungry: On behalf of Food for the Hungry, I want to thank you for your participation in the recent HungerFast and report some exciting news from that event.  As you know, Food for the Hungry became one of the organizational sponsors of the HungerFast (for a reminder of [...]

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FH Partner Responds in Fukushima

By on April 21, 2011 in Disaster Relief

This article was originally posted on Food for the Hungry’s Emergency Relief Blog.  Please click here to read the article in its original form.   FH partner Friends with the Voiceless International (FVI) is currently responding to the needs of Fukushima residents affected by the earthquake and tsunami.  Despite the threat of radiation from the nearby nuclear reactor, [...]

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Are we willing to share our best?

By on April 8, 2011 in Church, Stories

Victor Cortez, Regional Director of Food for the Hungry in Latin America, shared the following insight about people living in physical poverty. When vulnerable people host others in their home, they share the best they have with their guests. They do not share what they do not like any more, what they no longer use, [...]

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Japan suffers another blow

By on April 8, 2011 in Disaster Relief

This article was originally published on the Mission Network News website on April 8th. Japan (MNN) – At 11:32 PM local time last night, a magnitude 7.4 quake struck Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture. It’s the same area already devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami, and residents were immediately evacuated. A tsunami warning was issued and then [...]

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We need you to…Fast and Pray TODAY.

By on March 31, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

Today our elected officials are debating the US budget.  Please join with Food for the Hungry in praying for our elected officials and standing with the most vulnerable people in the world. Ambassador Tony Hall began an open-ended fast in response to Congress’ proposed budget cuts targeting vulnerable people in America and around the world [...]

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Christians in Danger–Update from Ethiopia

By on March 29, 2011 in Church, Stories

According to assessments conducted by the Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia, some 50 churches have been burned down and 10,000 people have been displaced by recent attacks on Christians by Muslim extremists in communities located near Jimma in the western Oromia region of Ethiopia.  The immediate needs of displaced families include food, shelter and medical [...]

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Form A Spiritual Circle of Protection around the Vulnerable

By on March 28, 2011 in Sponsor Impact, Stories

Food for the Hungry Leadership invites you to join us in fasting and praying to protect the most vulnerable of this world.  Our fast will begin on Monday, March 28– along with many others participating in the HungerFast – and end Sunday, April 24.  We also invite you to join this time of prayer and fasting to collectively commit [...]

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March 28: Join Food for the Hungry in the nation-wide HUNGER FAST

By on March 25, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

This article was originally published by hungerfast.org and can be found at: http://hungerfast.org/03/what-is-hungerfast-org In 1993, Congress eliminated the House Select Committee on Hunger, a bi-partisan committee created to address the needs of poor and hungry people at home and around the world. Congressman Tony P. Hall, often called the “conscience of the Congress,” responded by fasting for 22 [...]

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Fasting, Prayer & Budget Cuts

By on March 24, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

March 23, 2011 01:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time Fasting, Prayer & Budget Cuts Coalition of Faith and Other Leaders Announce Campaign to Protect Programs for Vulnerable People –(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the midst of the political battle about the budget, a broad coalition of religious and other leaders will launch a new fasting, prayer and advocacy campaign to [...]

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FH Staff Report from Japan

By on March 24, 2011 in Disaster Relief

This article was originally posted on the Food for the Hungry Emergency Relief Blog. Emergency Response Director Peter Howard and FH Canada’s International Program Director Miyuki Numata arrived earlier this week in Japan to work alongside our local partners in their response to the earthquake and tsunami.  They were able to reach affected communities in Sendai [...]

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