According to World Vision’s disturbing statistics, over 29,900 children die of hunger, disease, and poverty everyday. Of these, 15,500 die of as a result of malnutrition. And in light of the recent tragic events in Burma and China, Gracepoint Fellowship Church decided to participate in World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine fundraising drive to raise awareness of the children in need around the world and to raise actual resources and support for them.
Sharing the same spirit as the church, many ISM members joined in the fundraising effort by committing to go without food for 30 hours and by going to their friends, families, coworkers, and colleagues to ask for sponsorship and support. While asking for donation may not be something that we feel comfortable doing, the desire to feed another hungry child has kept us persistent and diligent in seeking funding. For me, some my professors and my colleagues have responded very positively because they recognize that this is a really serious issue in the world.
If you are stunned by the stats above or if you want to find out more information about the starving children in the world, please visit World Vision’s website. If you feel like donating, you can contact me, shufeilei [at] yahoo [dot] com. Every dollar will go a long way for these children because $1 can feed a child for one day. Think about it, if you don’t buy that can of Soda for lunch, you can literally feed a child for an entire day. We can go without that soda, but can the little one go without food for a day?
As of yesterday, Ed Kang, the Pastor at Gracepoint Fellowship Church, mentioned that we had raised over $77,000 for World Vision. Wow!