Bread for the World
Sunday 2012
Turn your faith
into action
Bread for the World Sunday
We join thousands of other Christians
across the country as we lift up our
voices on behalf of hungry people.
Through education, prayer, and worship,
we commit ourselves to the fight against
hunger and poverty in our country and
around the world.
A World in Need
•
Every day, nearly
16,000 children die
from hunger-related
causes. That is one child
every five seconds.
• In developing nations,
one out of four persons
lives in extreme
poverty—on less than
$1.25 a day.
• In the United States, one
in five children lives in a
family that struggles to
put food on the table.
God’s Heart to Help Hungry People
“Speak out for those who cannot speak,
for the rights of all the destitute.
Speak out, judge righteously,
defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
—Proverbs 31:8-9
God’s Heart to Help Hungry People
Jesus said to them,
“For I was hungry and you gave me food,
I was thirsty and you gave me
something to drink,
I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
I was naked and you gave me clothing,
I was sick and you took care of me,
I was in prison and you visited me.”
—Matthew 25:35-36
Jesus calls us
As followers of Jesus Christ, we listen
to God’s voice and use our own voices
to speak up for an end to hunger.
As God’s hands and feet in the world,
we can work toward a community in
which every person has an equal
opportunity to thrive.
We have the knowledge and resources
to end widespread hunger.
Our Response
We can use our voices to challenge
our nation’s decision makers to
change laws and structures that
keep people vulnerable.
Bread for the World equips its
members and other individuals to
personally meet their members of
Congress, to call them, and write
personal letters and emails.
Bread for the World
Bread for the World is a
collective Christian voice
urging our nation’s decision
makers to end hunger at
home and abroad.
Take the next step
Turn your faith into action:
1. Pray for all those who struggle
with hunger and poverty.
2. Write or call your members of
Congress and urge them to
create a circle of protection
around hungry and poor people.
3. Join Bread for the World and
learn more about what you can
do to end hunger.
Visit:
www.bread.org/nextstep
Turn your
faith
into action
today