More than 1 billion hungry
June 20, 2009 1 Comment
More than 1 billion don’t have enough food to eat
According to a CBC news report: United Nations food agency says a record 1.02 billion people are hungry around the world, largely due to the global economic crisis and stubbornly high food prices. Read more about it here.
What can we do?
- Give generously to benevolent NGOs like Canadian Lutheran World Relief, who work on the front lines to improve the quality of life in the Two-Thirds World with community based projects.
- Pray for “daily bread” for the now over 1 billion starving people in our world. (Note: In Lutheran tradition, following Martin Luther himself, daily bread is an all-inclusive phrase in the Lord’s Prayer, and refers to: food, clothing, shelter, health care, education, good government, and a peaceful, just society).
- Work or volunteer for an NGO that compliments your faith and/or worldview.
- Speak with your political representatives and encourage the government to increase their benevolent giving to the Two-Thirds nations without strings attached.
- Make connections with people from the Two-Thirds World; learn from them, become a neighbour, befriend them.
- I’m sure there are a host of other activities that you, kind reader, with all of your creativity, can add on to my brief list here, and pursue.
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Well said. Basically, the message is to become a more conscious person which in turn will turn one toward service and away from ego-centric consumption. Thanks for visiting my pages again.