[New!] LifeLines Fall 2022
ELCA World Hunger and Lutheran Disaster Response have always been intricately connected, but in recent months global events have reminded us again just how vital the work of God through these shared ministries is for communities around the world. The...
A Short Tour of Community Gardens
Our garden at home has finally started yielding its bounty, which means we have more tomatoes than we know what to do with and are engaged in constant battle with rabbits to preserve our harvest. Now is the season when...
NEW Resource! Housing: A Practical Guide to Learning, Advocating and Building
A New Resource on Housing! The United States faces a looming crisis in housing, the second in barely more than a decade. The job losses and other economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have many of us facing an increased...
Global Farm Challenge Podcast
Welcome to “More than Food,” the podcast of ELCA World Hunger’s Global Farm Challenge! Find out more information below about the Global Farm Challenge and how you and your group can become involved. Links to the podcast episodes are also...
Lent Reflection 5: A Way in the Wilderness
ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving Lent 2022 In English and en Espanol Week 5: A Way in the Wilderness “Do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:19) Read Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 Reflect Each of...
Lent Reflection 4: Transformed in the Wilderness
ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving Lent 2022 In English and en Espanol Week 4: Transformed in the Wilderness “They ate the crops of the land” (Joshua 5:12) Read Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32...
Lent Reflection 3: Wandering in the Wilderness
ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving Lent 2022 In English and en Espanol Week 3: Vulnerable in the Wilderness “O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as...
Conflict and Hunger Part I: How Will the War in Ukraine Affect Food Security?
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, the immediate, deadly consequences are starkly visible in Western media – an as-yet uncounted number of dead soldiers and civilians, millions forced to flee from their homes and seek safety in other countries...
Conflict and Hunger Part II: Food Production
This post is Part II of a five-part series discussing the many ways that violent conflict impacts hunger. The first key aspect of food security is food production, or put another way, is enough food being produced or supplied to...
Conflict and Hunger Part III: Food Access
This post is Part III of a five-part series discussing the many ways that violent conflict impacts hunger. The next key aspect of food security is food access, or put another way, is food available to consumers in safe, reliable...