Global Hunger Sunday bulletin
Free, downloadable bulletin insert for use by your church on Global Hunger Sunday. To see additional SBC event dates, visit sbc.net/calendar. Additional resources can be found at globalhungerrelief.org.
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SBC’s Global Hunger Relief equipped to respond to rising hunger needs
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing vulnerable populations into unprecedented risk of starvation in North America and around the world. Through the work of Global Hunger Relief, Southern Baptists are equipped to respond to this humanitarian crisis. “Hunger is on the rise,” the 2021 Global Humanitarian Overview states. The report projects the current number of “acutely …
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5 facts about global hunger in a time of pandemic
In a little over a week, many churches will observe Global Hunger Sunday (Oct. 11) and join with others across the globe to recognize World Food Day (Oct. 16), a worldwide event designed to increase awareness, understanding, and informed, year‐around action to alleviate hunger. Here are 5 things you should know about global hunger and …
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Why you should participate in Global Hunger Sunday
Almost half a billion people could be facing severe poverty due to the economic fallout of COVID-19. Poverty is the leading cause of undernutrition, which is responsible for almost half of child deaths worldwide, and families around the world are now facing the harsh realities of chronic hunger—some for the very first time.
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Explainer: What you should know about childhood malnutrition
What just happened? The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recently published its flagship report, The State of the World’s Children 2019, examining the immense risks posed by malnutrition. According to the report, across the globe 1 in 3 children under the age of 5 is not getting the nutrition they need to grow well. What …
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Why Global Hunger Relief needs you
The bond between a grandmother and a grandchild is special. It’s a pure, unconditional exchange of love, support, and care that only sweetens across generations. Winnie knows a thing or two about that bond. Every day, she cares for her own eight grandchildren, all of whom have lost their parents, Winnie’s children, to AIDS. But …
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How you can partner with GHR to bring the dead to life
Mr. Kumalo* was a thin, fragile man who lived in a small, modest home. His house was empty, devoid of wife and children. It was sparsely furnished with only the barest of necessities, but he welcomed visitors inside as if he lived in a castle. In his dimly lit abode, the one possession he treasured …
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Global Hunger Relief fuels Hurricane Dorian response
Individuals across the Western hemisphere have prayerfully watched and planned for Hurricane Dorian in the last few weeks. The full extent of damage to the United States coastline is yet to be seen. Dorian ranks as the second strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most destructive to ever hit the Bahamas. As the extent …
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Second Global Hunger Relief Run planned for SBC annual meeting in Dallas
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 1, 2018—Global Hunger Relief partners announced today details related to the second GHR Run in Dallas, scheduled to take place June 13 in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Jim Richards, executive director of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and 2017 race participant, said, "As we …
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Child beggars fed, taught at GHR-supported ministry
As the early morning sunlight backlit their frail bodies, small hands stretched outward through the metal airport gates. Child beggars. Instinctively, I reached for my camera; I wanted to document every moment of this trip. In praying and preparing over the last year, the Lord had captured my heart for this people group and I …
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