The 30-Hour Famine

The 30-Hour Famine is an international youth movement to fight hunger and poverty. This past weekend, our Harvest Congregation was able to partake in this movement and help raise awareness and donations to help fight this cause.

From April 9-10, over 30 youth participated in 30 hours of fasting, supplying their needs with only water and juices. Within those 30 hours, the youth played multiple games that helped simulate a mild version of what life is like for those who suffer poverty and hunger in Ethiopia. When the youth were not playing games, they spent about 2 hours around the neighborhood raising awareness and collecting monetary donations and/or non-perishable canned goods.

Hunger and poverty does not only occur after natural disasters such as those in Haiti, Chile, Japan, China, etc. but these injustices continue to prevail all throughout the world; even in local cities such as Orlando and Tampa.

Overall, the event was an extreme blessing to everybody who helped out. Eyes were opened and hearts were touched. Let us not go back to our normal lifestyles but may our hearts be changed so that we can shine Christ's light among the nations. Like Brooke Fraser states in the song Hosanna, may we be a "generation rising up to take our place."

Of the 30+ plus youth/helpers, there were 5 groups all named after a real tribe in Ethipoia.

A game meant to simulate the difficulties that tribes would experience when harvesting food.

And yet another simulation.

In Ethiopia and other third-world countries, tribes/ people who suffer from injustices also suffer from major diseases such as cholera, vitamin A deficiency, etc. As you can see here, a big obstacle is retrieving clean water. As a way to help simulate MORE difficulties, everybody has some sort of disability whether it be the loss of one arm, not able to speak, etc.

Some things from the donations/ some objects that relate to The 30-Hour Famine

Praise and worship

Some fun during some down time.

***So How Can YOU Help?!?!?***

If you've read my previous posts, you will know that I am selling photographs in attempts to help raise funds for WorldVision. $1 is enough to feed a person for ONE WHOLE DAY! While one chicken sandwich from Chick-Fil-A can barely suffice for our needs, it can be enough to feed a person for 5 days in areas of need such as Niger, Ethiopia, etc.

If you would like to help out, please feel free to contact me or email me. For more information as to how you can purchase photographs to help support this cause, please click here (information begins below photograph).