Hunger

Over the past week or so I've been reminded about the issue of hunger. The Amnesty group at the high school had a coffee house aptly named "Got Bread?" and the money they collected went to the local food bank. The following night they did the 30 Hour Famine (through WorldVision) - breaking bread together just before fasting together sounds pretty profound to me! Then on the news this week I heard about Hunger Awareness Day (hungerawarenessday.ca). Tomorrow we have a speaker from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (www.foodgrainsbank.ca) coming to speak to our church.

We are so incredibly blessed in Canada and I believe God has called us to be faithful and responsible in using our resources. Nothing is accomplished if we choose to ignore the problem or feel guilty about the abundance we have. Rather we must take action - whether it's buying locally grown produce, supporting fair trade, simply using less, or supporting the local food bank in donations or through volunteering our time.