Day one of the 30 Hour Famine has come and gone. At the time of this posting (~12:30am) we are nearly 12 hours into our fast. Students began their fast at 1pm after their lunch. Thankfully, not complaining about hunger pains…yet.
Earlier, we discussed Jesus’ desire for us to shine His light into the darkness of hunger and poverty in this world. With 29,000 kids under the age of 5 dying from hunger and treatable diseases a day, the task seems daunting. But knowing that we now live in a generation that has the money, medicine, and food to eradicate hunger and poverty, it’s a wonder why so little gets done. It starts with a mindset – a change in attitude about what we can accomplish through the power of the church.
To help bring awareness to the church, we’ve built 1,208 crosses out of popsicle sticks. Each cross represents a young child that dies every hour from hunger and preventable disease. They will be planted in the courtyard of our church where we normally have snacks after service. The point is to bring awareness and hopefully stir up action amongst the church body.
Tomorrow brings a new day with more ways to see God’s heart towards the impoverished, and more importantly, strategizing to shine Jesus’ light in our communities and in this world.
Read about Day 2 here.
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