ELCA World Hunger

Not long ago I read a good book: Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion by Sara Miles. If you haven’t read it, I recommend it highly. (Her second book, Jesus Freak, is pretty good too.) In brief, her first experience...

International World Water Day is held every 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. This year’s theme is “Water and Food Security.” According to United...

I used to wish for a giant returns counter where I could exchange stuff I didn’t need  for stuff I did need. Behind the counter would be a system for redistributing, reusing, or recycling goods, so that no “returns” were...

In a recent contest for elementary, middle school, and high school students in the city of Gaithersburg, Maryland, students were invited to write an essay on how “Character Counts!”  Of those who wrote, there were cash prizes given to the...

Hello from the road! Did you know that we ELCA World Hunger staff travel quite often to be with your communities and congregations? It is an important and life-giving part of the work that we do together as partners on...

This was emailed to us this morning.  I think it is worth a read: Dear All, We write to discuss with you a recent video that has been circling the internet. Two weeks ago, Invisible Children, released a short 30-minute film...

Today is the feast day of St. Gregory.  In his honor, a fabulous quote, rich with insight: “We must make people clearly understand that the land that yields them income is the common property of all and its fruits are for...

Today is International Women’s Day. In 1975, during International Women’s Year, the United Nations began celebrating 8 March as International Women’s Day. To learn more, visit the United Nations’ website. You’ll remember that just last week on the blog, we...

ELCA World Hunger has had an annual goal of $18,500,000 for fiscal years 2010, 2011 and now 2012.  As of January 31, 2012, the completion of fiscal year 2011, we are so excited to report that giving from individuals, congregations,...

Last Saturday, I spent the morning volunteering at a local food bank with a group of friends and a whole lot of other people — Girl Scouts, a boys’ club, even a group from the Navy base. The volunteer coordinator...