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 …
Continue...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 …
Continue...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 …
Continue...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 …
Continue...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 …
Continue...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 …
Continue...“I don’t want to go back,” Naomi* said, her voice thick with emotion. The middle-aged woman wiped away tears with the tail of her headscarf as she recounted how a Muslim group beat her husband near death over an alleged blasphemy charge. Naomi’s youngest two sons, ages 12 and 17, sat quietly on the concrete …
Continue...Global Hunger Relief is a partnership of seven Southern Baptist organizations to combat hunger around the globe. It is not an organization, but a cooperative initiative involving Baptist Global Response, the International Mission Board, the North American Mission Board, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Woman’s Missionary Union, LifeWay and the Executive Committee. How did …
Continue...On Wednesday, June 14, the high in Phoenix, Ariz., is estimated to be around 101 degrees. I’m told the scorching temperatures won’t actually feel quite as hot as 101 might sound because it’s a “dry heat.” It’s seems logical, then, to lace up our shoes and hit the pavement for a run on such a …
Continue...Free, downloadable bulletin inserts, poster and postcard with content from Global Hunger Relief, a Southern Baptist Initiative. Learn more about GHR at globalhungerrelief.com.
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