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Food Crises Underscores Need
for Economic Development
Dear Covenanter: Sunday of last week the Washington Post began a five day report on the food crisis. I could not believe that it was happening; I was glad that this story made the front page, but at the same time was deeply saddened knowing that many people are working hard to address this problem. For almost a year now I have heard nearly every day the horrible statistics around the growing food crisis, but reading the newspaper that Sunday morning grieved my heart deeply. I know that I am engaged in the issue, specially this year of internship at Bread for the World, but I felt that is not enough. Many questions came to mind, specially the question of faithful discipleship. I looked at my own life and I asked the question: Am I faithful to you my dear LORD? Last week was filled with days of heartache. You are receiving this email because I felt moved to act this way. I am humbly calling on you because of our siblinghood in Christ to pray and engage others in acting on our responsibility to God’s beloved children here in the USA and everywhere else. I call on you to encourage your congregations to give to Covenant World Relief so that we can continue to address the immediate need while actively addressing the root causes of hunger. My internship site Bread for the World’s mission is to address this very problem of systemic hunger and has done so for many years. The present food crisis moved Bread for the World to develop additional resources for individuals and congregations. Bread for the World is calling people of faith to take on a special time to pray an act starting Mother’s Day. Go to the website for more information Recipe for Hope: Responding to the Global Hunger Crisis I hope this resource is helpful to you. May the Holy Sprit be with you today in an out of the ordinary way!
Ileana Garcia-Soto
Bread for the World Note: Here is a related news story on the CovNewswire:
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