World Hunger - World Hunger Fund

By Jerry Price - Sep 1, 2006 - 8

  • One hundred percent (100%) of each dollar given is used in a ministry.
  • Every project is designed to not only meet physical needs, but also to accelerate, enhance and support evangelistic and church-planting field strategies.
  • Each project is designed, coordinated, supervised and annually evaluated by IMB field personnel.
  • Hunger Funds are used only for meeting food-related needs—that is, assisting people with the issues of having food, buying food, growing food and/or using food properly.

“Distinctives of Both World Hunger and General Relief Funds,” http://www.imb.org/worldhunger/whf.asp (International Mission Board/SBC) [Accessed March 29, 2006]

  • $20,000 in World Hunger funds is providing 250 emergency food packets twice a month for four months to victims of the Asia earthquake.
  • $5,000 of General Relief funds is being used to distribute blankets, clothing and emergency medical needs for 270 victims of flooding in South Asia.
  • $5,000 of World Hunger funds is allowing 1,000 widows and orphans, suffering from hunger as the result of a severe drought in Mozambique, to each receive 25 pounds of food.
  • $5,000 of World Hunger funds is being used to purchase basic food staples for 500 to 1,000 people who were displaced from their homes as a result of civil war in Northern Africa and the Middle East.
  • $1,407.69 of World Hunger funds provided rice for people suffering from extreme cold in the Pacific Rim.

“Disaster News Briefs,” http://www.imb.org/worldhunger/disaster.asp (International Mission Board/SBC) [Accessed March 29, 2006]

Some Current Developmental Projects

  • $11,000 from Hunger Funds is providing food and vitamin/mineral supplements for vulnerable children and pregnant women in South Asia.
  • $8,678 from Hunger Funds is providing materials and supplies to enable a church to raise a variety of fruits and vegetables to help feed the surrounding community in South America.
  • $8,255 from Hunger Funds is providing the materials and expenses for horticultural training benefiting 25 poor, widowed women in Central Asia.
  • $42,500 from Hunger Funds is providing for an agricultural development and health training project enabling the digging of 7 wells, installation of 15 pumps, distribution of vitamins to 700 children and 300 expectant mothers, and also assisting 800 families in 27 communities to increase food production.

Development Highlights (International Mission Board/SBC) [Accessed March 7, 2006]

“On Oct. 8, 2005, a 7.6 earthquake rocked the mountains northeast of Islamabad, Pakistan, which were home to several million people. The estimated loss of life since Oct. 8 is more than 87,000 with the possibility of that number increasing. Many of those who survived are left to endure the harsh winter in tents and other temporary shelters. Even if they survive the extreme cold, they are still at risk for the spread of disease because of the close and primitive living quarters.

“Field personnel worked to provide immediate relief in the way of emergency food, tents, blankets and medical supplies among other things. After the initial shock, they began to think of ways to help the Pakistani people start providing for themselves and their families again.

“Some of these projects include replacing lost livestock, a water survey to restore clean drinking water, temporary shelters to get families through the harsh winter and continued distribution of food.

“So far roughly $1.2 million has been distributed—$816,000 from the General Relief Fund and $416,000 from the World Hunger Fund—to assist victims of the Asia earthquake. Thank you for your gifts and prayers that help us share the love of Christ during times of natural disaster.”

“Asian Earthquake Relief,” http://www.imb.org/worldhunger/disaster.asp (International Mission Board/SBC) [Accessed March 29, 2006]

“The North American Mission Board’s Hunger Ministry assists churches, associations, and state conventions, so that in the process of distributing food, the gospel can be shared with people in need. By meeting physical needs, opportunities are created to address their spiritual needs. The North American Mission Board’s Community Evangelism Unit administers the Domestic Hunger Fund program. The program represents 20 percent of monies designated by Southern Baptists to the SBC World Hunger offerings. Eighty percent is assigned to the International Mission Board.

“In 2005, more than $1.6 million was provided to 2,259 hunger ministries in North America. Also, more than 3 million meals were provided with Domestic Hunger Funds, and more than 32,000 professions of faith were reported through hunger ministries. These ministries have been accomplished in large measure thanks to the financial giving of thousands of people to the Hunger Fund.”

Domestic Hunger Funds (North American Mission Board/SBC) [Accessed March 29, 2006]

Objectives

  • To purchase and distribute nutritious food in the name of Christ to people deprived of adequate amounts or kinds of food.
  • To provide assistance to chronically hungry people for developing life skills that will increase ability to feed themselves.
  • Develop and practice responsible partnership with churches, associations, state Baptist conventions, SBC entities, and other evangelical groups that share NAMB’s commitment to fulfillment of the Great Commission through hunger ministries.

Types of Ministry—Feeding Ministries

This category of response is designed for acute hunger relief and is available for ministries that are directly related to feeding the hungry.

  • Senior citizens’ feeding programs
  • Soup kitchens, hospitality houses, Baptist rescue missions
  • Stocking food pantries
  • Food in disaster situations when disaster funds are not available, or not adequate

Excerpted from Domestic Hunger Funds-Policy and Guidelines (North American Mission Board/SBC) [Accessed March 29, 2006]

Further Learning

Learn more about: Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness

8 comments (post your own) feed

1 On Sep 4th, 2006, at 8:56am, M. Jane Runge wrote:

Dear Mr. Price,
This is the best coverage that I have seen on the ERLC website regarding hunger.  It is exactly what we need in order to talk about hunger in our churches and to conduct our campaign for World Hunger Day.  Thank you for your concise approach, and the divisions between the Fund, the United States and World Hunger.  I cannot tell you how delighted I am.  Perhaps it has been here before, but I did not find it. Thank you.

2 On Sep 8th, 2006, at 10:38am, Pam Powell wrote:

looking for information on The BEAT Hunger Kit that is on Oct 8

3 On Sep 8th, 2006, at 1:08pm, staff wrote:

World Hunger Sunday is scheduled on the SBC calendar for October 8th.  The BEAT Hunger Retreat kit is several years old but can still be used to facilitate a weekend event.  The cost of this kit is $10.  We also have our World Hunger Culture Response Kit which contains bulletin inserts (100), posters (4), and a CD with factual information and a sermon outline with PowerPoint.  The cost of this kit is $20.  You may visit World Hunger materials page.  All of the materials in the kit are also available as individual items.

Thank you

4 On Jan 3rd, 2007, at 1:58pm, Mark Strickland wrote:

We are putting together our church calendar & would like to know when is the day of prayer for World Hunger scheduled for 2007?  It would be helpful if you had a page dedicated to resources available & also the yearly emphasis, similar to the page on the IMB for their days of emphasis.  Thanks.

5 On Jan 3rd, 2007, at 4:00pm, Sulyn Wilkins wrote:

Thank you for your inquiry and suggestions regarding World Hunger Sunday which is on Sunday, October 14, 2007.  Our commission is moving in the direction of providing free information on our website rather than printed literature.  We are continuing to produce our popular bulltin inserts each month, including one for World Hunger Sunday every October.  Please visit our website often to find updated information on a number of topics.  Thank you again, and God bless.

6 On Sep 20th, 2007, at 2:09pm, Mike Magnuson wrote:

I am looking for web information to link to on world hunger day 2007(october 14th).  What other sites are there?

7 On Sep 23rd, 2007, at 1:51pm, Marie Woodfin wrote:

Where can i get world hunger envelopes?

8 On Sep 25th, 2007, at 10:24am, Sulyn Wilkins wrote:

You may now purchase world hunger envelopes from the Envelope Service at Lifeway Christian Resources.  You may call 800/874-6319 to place an order.  Thank you.

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