Hunger/Homelessness - news
Tonga suffering relieved by food project
BINGA, Zimbabwe—Southern Baptists have brought badly needed relief to an isolated region of Zimbabwe, where a national political impasse — compounded by hyperinflation, a cholera epidemic, and a burgeoning food crisis — have brought the country near the point of collapse. more »
By Mark Kelly - Dec 8, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Health, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
MRM volunteers reach Warren, surrounding area
Tyler Mitchell, a 15-year-old from Hot Springs, spent Saturday, Oct. 11, doing something a bit out of the ordinary—scraping paint from a side of a home. more »
By Lisa Watson - Nov 7, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
Kentucky Baptist churches work to feed state’s hungry
OWENSBORO, Ky.—Eaton Memorial Baptist Church has sat at the corner of Third and Orchard Streets in downtown Owensboro for 100 years now—“God’s Corner,” the church has lovingly nicknamed it. more »
By Drew Nichter - Nov 3, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
HUNGER hits close to home and around the world
ALEXANDRIA, La. – “Upwards of 25,000 children die from hunger or hunger-related causes every single day, somewhere in the world,” according to materials produced by the Louisiana Baptist Agricultural Missions Fellowship. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - Nov 1, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Set Free Church stays the course with poor
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—One of the more unusual Missouri Baptist church plants launched in the 2000s is pressing on with a heart to reach the poor.
Set Free of Kansas City, which is focused on the metropolitan community of Riverside these days, is all about downtown discipleship. more »
By Allen Palmeri - Oct 9, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
World Hunger Day offers opportunity
On Oct. 12, Southern Baptists will observe World Hunger Sunday and congregations across the United States will collect offerings for the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund. more »
By Charlie Warren - Oct 8, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
Hunger Fund impacts lives in Arkansas
Editor’s note: On Oct. 12, Southern Baptists will observe World Hunger Sunday and collect offerings for the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund. more »
By Charlie Warren - Oct 8, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
Hunger funds provide food to meet needs in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Pat Bankson was handing a woman a free bag of groceries when suddenly the woman blurted out, “I’m scared of dying.”
Bankson, coordinator of the food pantry at Caledonia Community Church in Olmsted, Ill., used the opportunity to share Christ with the woman. more »
By Lisa Sergent - Oct 2, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
Peace Haven effort meets need in Wilkes Co.
A rural church’s clothes closet that serves about 25 people a week balloons annually into a warehouse that served 757 people one weekend in August. more »
By Norman Jameson - Sep 10, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Hunger in New Mexico a Harsh Reality
Imagine what it feels like to not be able to sleep because your stomach is aching and your anxiety level is at an all-time high. You suffer all of this misery because neither you nor your children have eaten all day, and you don’t know where the next meal is coming from or when. more »
By Carl Russell - Aug 16, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness