Nicaragua Update
My time in Nicaragua is off to a phenomenal (and frenetic) start. Today, we oriented ourselves to Nicaragua and the ways in which climate change is already impacting the people of this small (and vulnerable!) country. Our first meeting of...
Nicaragua and Climate Change
I just touched down in Nicaragua, where I will be for the next 10 days looking at the impact of climate change on hunger. We will be, among other things, speaking with certain officials in governmental posts, meeting with various...
MLK Day
On this day in which we honor an iconic modern-day saint, I wanted to reflect a bit on race in America. It is true that we have made strides towards equality, and that in many places racist attitudes and stereotypes...
Focus Area #4: Intentional Living: Food Practices
In the fight against hunger, the way in which we live our lives matters. Small changes in our daily practices can make a big difference. This year, World Hunger is focusing on three food practices that can help alleviate global...
“State of the planet, in graphics”
For a quick understanding of lots of statistics, I find this page on BBC News interesting. It contains graphs from the UN’s 2008 Global Environment Outlook report, highlighting a variety of trends at the intersection of humans and the environment....
Focus Area #3: HIV and AIDS and Malaria
This year the ELCA is beginning a concerted effort to address these diseases that disproportionately affect those who are poor and marginalized. More than two million people die from AIDS every year, over one million die from Malaria. In sub-Sahara...
Birthday blessings
Annie is inviting her Facebook friends to donate $28 to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal in honor of her 28th birthday. Her goal is to raise $280 by January 17. It’s a new twist on an old concept: the birthday...
Focus Area #2: Climate Change and Hunger
In recent years it has become increasingly clear that global warming is a reality that calls the church to action. We can no longer look the other way and pretend that climate change is not happening. Within the last century,...
Living a life worthy of SIMPLE
Leading a rich life, one totally worthy of SIMPLE. Hear author and poet Anne Basye share more about her life and book Sustaining Simplicity: A Journal on a recent segment of 30 Good Minutes. For more information about Sustaining Simplicity...
War and Hunger in Gaza – and Elsewhere
As an organization that defines hunger broadly, ELCA World Hunger is concerned with the many root causes of hunger. One of these root causes is, of course, war. And the current situation is Gaza is especially poignant for anyone who...