Monday, July 26, 2010

Why Food for the Hungry?

Our marathon team is partnering with Food for the Hungry, an organization that Orchard Hill has worked with for the last 4-5 years (roughly).  I'm not sure a lot of you know a ton about FH.  If you get a chance to sit and talk with any of the members from our church that have visited Mozambique I highly recommend it! You will get a bigger picture for why OHC and FH are so fired up about working together and honoring God's call to reach the hard places!  If you have a minute, browse through their website... www.fh.org


Here are a few more details about this group of people we are walking (well, actually running) with...

HISTORY
The Food for the Hungry vision – “God called and we responded until physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide” – represents action and advocacy for those about whom Jesus spoke when he quoted the prophet Isaiah in Luke 4:18, “He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed.” In a prayerful manner before God, we continue to ask God for great and bold impact in a world of incredible need.
Since the humble beginnings of Food for the Hungry in Glendale, California in 1971, God continues to call regular, ordinary people like our founder Dr. Larry Ward to help disclose to the world God’s passion and heart for the poor. Desiring His mercy and grace to go forward, God calls His followers to face outward to the world, connecting and drawing into service a sometimes inwardly-focused church and society. Food for the Hungry’s commitment to reveal God’s heart cry for the poor – remains unchanged. It is why He calls us, and it is why, by His grace, we respond to end physical and spiritual hungers worldwide.

MISSION STATEMENT
To walk with churches, leaders and families
in overcoming all forms of human poverty
by living in healthy relationship with God and His creation.

WHAT FH DOES

Agriculture & Environment: Increasing crop production, training farmer marketing groups, producing high-quality seed.
Child Development & Education: Education support program, training teachers, distribution of school materials, rehabilitation of school structures.
Church Development: Training of pastors and church leaders, truth-based messaging, leadership development.
Emergency Relief: Emergency flood and drought relief.
Economic Development & Livelihoods: Business development, savings groups.
Health & Nutrition: Nutrition education, zinc project to reduce effects of diarrhea.
HIV/AIDS: Abstinence and faithfulness in marriage, home-based care, HIV/AIDS awareness, food provisions, school materials.
MORE BLOGS :)

http://www.fh.org/learn/blogs
 
Check the blog link out to read more personal writings about all kinds of FH's programs happening around the world...from sponsorship programs to disaster relief to a blog kept by the president of Food for the Hungry.


So if you or any of your fund-raising sponsors have asked "why Food for the Hungry"? I say "Why Not"!!!

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