World Water Day – March 22, 2015
Gina Tonn How many times a day do I turn on the faucet in the kitchen or bathroom to fill a glass, wash my hands, brush my teeth, or fill a pot with water to cook pasta? How many times...
Changing Schools, Changing Lives: God at Work in Bolivia
Ryan P. Cumming A lot of folks know how stressful it can be to switch schools. Imagine not just going to a different school in a new neighborhood but in a whole new region! For children displaced from rural areas...
Announcing a New Partnership and Grant Opportunity: ELCA World Hunger and the Campus Kitchens Project!
Ryan P. Cumming Anyone familiar with a college or university knows that there is a LOT happening on campuses these days! More and more students are becoming involved in service and activism, on campus and off. The leadership, creativity and...
The Church I See
When was the last time you were proud to be Christian? When was the last time you felt good about calling yourself a Lutheran? Articles, blogs, surveys, statements, and so on keep telling us that the Church is in crisis,...
Food Insecurity is Real – Even in Iowa
This week, we are happy to welcome Alison Northrop as a guest writer. Her post below originally appeared in the January newsletter of Zion St. John Lutheran Church in Sheffield, Iowa, and on the Northeastern Iowa Synod’s blog, “God’s Work,...
All the fabrics were beautiful, but only one was covered in feet!
In November I was blessed to accompany ELCA Diakonia staff members to Cameroon to meet with representatives of the Lutheran church in Cameroon, Denmark, France, Germany, and the United States, all in partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African...
ELCA Pastor Tackles Minimum Wage
It is no secret that many workers in the fast food industry are not paid enough to support themselves and their families. A recent report found that 52% of front-line fast-food workers receive some form of public assistance, nearly twice...
Playing the “Hunger Game” in the United States: When the odds are NOT in your favor
This weekend the “beginning of the end” of one of the most popular book and blockbuster film series of the decade hits the big screen. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 will no doubt lure fans of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling...
Welcome to the team, Kelly Winters!
November 18, 2014 My name is Kelly Winters, and I am excited to join the ELCA World Hunger team as the Assistant for Constituent Engagement! My role involves responding to inquiries and communication from our wonderful constituents, and I look...
Homelessness: A “Both, And” Issue
Gina Tonn November 17, 2014 This week is national “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.” The recent arrests of several activists in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, over public outdoor meals served to people experiencing homelessness has brought homelessness to the fore of...