Bread for the World Sunday -- October 29, 2006

Bread for the World Sunday (October 29, 2006) is a time for churches to renew their commitment to ending hunger in God’s world. This growing movement on behalf of hungry people includes major church bodies, religious organizations, and congregations—all participating in an international effort to overcome poverty and disease in Africa, the United States, and around the world. Elected officials, business leaders, and celebrities are advocating increased investments in health, education, and agriculture so that hungry and poor people can earn a living and feed their families.

Hunger Facts

More than 852 million people in the world go hungry.

In developing countries, 6 million children die each year, mostly from hunger-related causes.

In the United States, 14 million children live in households where people have to skip meals or eat less to make ends meet. That means one in ten households in the U.S. are living with hunger or are at risk of hunger.

But we CAN end hunger.

We have the means. The financial costs to end hunger are relatively slight. The United Nations Development Program estimates that the basic health and nutrition needs of the world's poorest people could be met for an additional $13 billion a year. Animal lovers in the United States and Europe spend more than that on pet food each year.

"Is not this the fast that I choose... to share your bread with the hungry..."-- Isaiah 58:6,7

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