Oct. 16: World Food Day
World Food Day celebrates the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. This year’s World Food Day theme is “Agricultural Cooperatives- key to feeding the world.” One particular strength of the cooperative lies in connecting farmers and members to one...
Register Now!
Today, September 25 is the first National Voter Registration Day. This is a one day blitz for volunteers, celebrities and organizations from all over the country to hit the streets to raise awareness of voter registration opportunities. According to the...
A lot of welcoming to do
The Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage report released on September 12, 2012 by the U.S. Census Bureau, states that among the 46.2 million in poverty in the United States in 2011, 16.1 million are children (page 16 of the...
Shaped by experience: What’s your plumb line…in one word?
plumb line noun 1 : a line (as of cord) that has at one end a weight (as a plumb bob) and is used especially to determine verticality 2: a line directed to the center of gravity of the earth: a vertical line...
Welcome Justin!
“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?” Isaiah 43:19a My name is Justin Rabbach and I am the (very) new Youth Group Organizer for ELCA World Hunger. Though I...
Water, Water Everywhere
“Water, water everywhere, we’re going to get wet!” These are words from a childhood song and lately, our cups runneth over with water and water stories. Here is one for today. A few months ago, Pastor Ron Glusenkamp from Bethany...
Before I Go, There’s One Thing You Should Know…
As of next week we will bid farewell to our summer interns. They are a talented group and contributed greatly to the ELCA World Hunger Team. We wish Colleen, Kristyn, and Louis well and thank them for their partnership and work. By Colleen...
This Wasn’t in The Plan
By Kristyn Zollos I had a plan for this summer, and ELCA World Hunger had nothing to do with it. I knew where I wanted to work and everything about it seemed perfect for me and my future goals. In...
Skip Lunch for a Day…And Feed Others in More Than One Way!
By Louis Tillman Growing up in the city of Atlanta, GA I thought I’ve seen everything that the city of New Orleans has to offer. Recently I went to work at the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans on behalf...
I ran across Jesus’ trail again the other day
I was working on a story for the next issue of LifeLines and went to visit a nearby congregation that houses a food pantry – Grace Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, home of the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry. (Thanks...