Women On Mission June 2017
A FOCUS ON GLOBAL HUNGER RELIEF
Southern Baptists have always been concerned about the plight of world hunger.
In the mid-1970s,a worldwide food shortage caused us to develop an organized response to the problem. We have served the hungry throughout history, but the first World Hunger Day in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) was in 1978.
SBC giving records for world hunger date back to at least 1977. In 1997, a resolution passed by the SBC referred to the “world hunger fund”, an informal way of talking about money given to helpconduct hunger ministries.
Only the offering for Global Hunger Relief uses 100% of all contributions to provide relief for hunger related causes, including not just food, but also clean water and education. This is possible because personnel; are already in place and administrative and promotional costs come from other budgets. The North American Mission Board receives 20 cents of every dollar to support hunger projects in the United States. Eighty cents of every dollar go to the International Mission Board to be used for hunger relief, including water well drilling, agricultural education, water purification, etc.
When Southern Baptists give food or teach better ways to grow it, they are there for the long haul, seeking to build relationships with people and eventually lead them to a relationship with Christ.
-written by Ann Knowles
In the world today……..
An estimated 1.02 billion people, or about one-sixth of the world’s population, are undernourished. Every five seconds, a child dies from malnourishment. In the United States alone, 49 million people– 17 million of whom are children– do not have enough to eat. These are sobering facts for those of us who never miss a meal. What can we do to help change these numbers?
-statistics cited at GlobalHungerRelief.com
Hunger Banks will be provided for each family Sunday, June 4th. These will be returned to the church on Sunday, August 20th.
Women on Mission will meet Monday, June 12th, 6:00 p.m., at the home of Kathleen Qualkenbush. All our ladies are invited to be with us.