Free teaching materials for pastors

By on April 26, 2013 in Church, World Poverty

A pastor approached our booth at The Justice Conference. He asked me about Food for the Hungry—what we do, and how we think about poverty. I shared that we believe that poverty is caused by broken relationships. And so we work through relationships, walking with communities to end poverty. “Our church believes that too,” the [...]

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Girls sleeping under mosquito net

Malaria: Big problem, some simple solutions

By on April 25, 2013 in World Poverty

I love how simple actions can prevent big hairy problems… like malaria. According to the World Health Organization, malaria claims the lives of 660,000 people annually; most of those deaths are babies in Africa. Today is World Malaria Day, when we remember that half of the world’s population lives in areas at risk of malaria transmission. [...]

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We are all in this together

By on April 24, 2013 in World Poverty

Following the tragedy of the Boston Marathon bombings, it was inspiring to see how people from around the world feel connected to the grief and pain of the victims. This highlights the God-given connection we have to our brothers and sisters “in their distress”.

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Sponsored child writes inspiring letter to sponsor

By on April 23, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

Graduation season is nearly here! It’s time for so many of us to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of ourselves or our loved ones, as one chapter closes and another begins. I fondly remember graduating high school six years ago. I began to excitedly prepare for my big move to the university two hours from [...]

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The purpose of the poor

By on April 22, 2013 in From Our Leadership, World Poverty

We are all familiar, to some extent, with the plight of the materially poor. However, in the grand scheme of things—do the poor have a positive purpose? According to a respected colleague from Kenya, who is a committed Christian and a successful businessman, the purpose of the poor is the elevation of all humanity. He came to [...]

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Live each moment with God’s love

By on April 19, 2013 in Church, Stories, World Poverty

My guest blogger today is Food for the Hungry’s Senior Policy Advisor Lucas Koach, who shares (in the following paragraphs) how to unite your work and life as a Christian.     I have the most interesting cocktail conversations when asked what I do for a living.  I explain I am (both) a public policy [...]

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Give parents hope for their children

By on April 18, 2013 in Stories, World Poverty

My son, Alexander, age 4, is having a medical procedure done to repair a tight-tongue. While this is a minor surgery, I’m afraid for him. Even though my little boy will be operated on by a highly-trained doctor in a world-class medical facility, I don’t want to see my son in pain. But my family [...]

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Let there be [solar] light

By on April 17, 2013 in Church, Sponsor Impact

I never, ever thought to thank God for a light bulb. But for some students in Food for the Hungry’s Burundi program, a simple solar-powered light fixture is their key to a brighter future. Gerard is a sixth-grader in Mufumya, a small town in Burundi. Sundown comes before 6:30 p.m. on any day of the [...]

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Boston bombing: Will you help or hide?

By on April 16, 2013 in From Our Leadership, Stories, World Poverty

If we needed more evidence that we live and work in a broken world, the Boston marathon bombing was a rude reminder. Food for the Hungry (FH) is called to serve the most vulnerable of this world. Doing so by definition takes us into parts of the world where senseless death and destruction are regular occurrences. [...]

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The cross . . . our unstoppable guarantee (Part 2)

By on April 15, 2013 in Church, World Poverty

In the cross, Jesus gives us something that cannot be stolen by thieves, diminished by oppression or destroyed by natural calamity. As FH cares for impoverished communities, we cannot control the circumstances of hostile nations and groaning creation. However, we can lean completely on the unstoppable message of the cross and power of the Gospel to change lives and communities.

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