Southern Baptists gifts for world hunger

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Southern Baptists gifts for world
hunger provided for projects in more than 68
countries in 2008.
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An estimated 854 million people are
hungry. Every day, almost 16,000 children die
from hunger related causes, thats one child
every five seconds.
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In the United States, 12.4 million children live
in households where people have to skip meals or
eat less to make ends meet. Nearly half of all
families headed by a single mother are food
insecure. In our nations cities,
1 in 4 peoplein a soup kitchen
line is a
child.
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2000 1.70 2001 1.42 2002 1.27 2003 1.48 20
04 1.22 2005 1.15 2006 1.17 2007 1.18 2008
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2.00 this year, hunger gifts would rise over
70! 5.00 this year, hunger gifts would
rise over 326! 10.00 this year, hunger
gifts would rise over 782!
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More than 35 million Americans are food
insecure, hungry, or at risk for hunger. Over
half of the families that used a food pantry have
children under 18 in the home. An estimated 35
of poor families are forced to choose
between buying food and paying their rent or
mortgage.
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In 2008, over 5 million meals were prepared and
fed to the hungry in North America with Southern
Baptists gifts to hunger relief. The Gospel was
shared over 785,000 times because of
opportunities provided through hunger ministries,
with 36,000 people professing faith in Christ!
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At Calvary House Homeless Shelter in Beaumont,
TX, 50 provides food assistance for a homeless
family for a week. Rushing Wind Church can feed
over 200 homeless people each month on the
streets of Las Vegas with just 200 a
quarter. At the Tallapoosa Christian Crisis
Center in Alex City, AL, 1000 provides food
assistance for 628 individuals for three months.
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Every human need has a face. Through gifts
supporting world hunger efforts by Southern
Baptist missionaries, you are aiding
individuals, families, and communities improve
their way of life while seeing firsthand the love
of Jesus. Your International Mission Board meets
needs through projects in agriculture and
livestock, health, food distribution,
and vocational training.
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35 may provide a food parcel to feed a family in
Zimbabwe for one week. 500 may provide food,
water, seed fertilizer to five families
affected by flooding in Eastern Europe. 1,100
may provide fertilizer and plant care to a
farming community in Indonesia. 3,400 may
provide a water well to a village in Central
Asia.
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A dollar ina dollar out! to help
hungry people.
No other relief organization can make
this promise!
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While you were viewing these images, an
estimated 36 children somewhere in the world died
from malnutrition or starvation, the question now
is ...
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Your family can join the hundreds of thousands
who are giving to help those in need by visiting
worldhungerfund.com and taking advantage of
unique resources.
Download a Giving to Help the Hungry Sharing
Jesus
label from www.erlc.com and become a part of the
solution for a very serious problemworld hunger.
The new label turns an ordinary empty soup can
into a container for your offering, so your
family can join others in the fight against
hunger.
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