Let me start by saying: I have been with World Vision for 23 years and with the 30 Hour Famine program pretty much from its start. I have encountered almost every Famine related job, task, or question…and have even been blessed to go on a few Study Tours. I had done it all… except for one major thing.
Actually doing the 30 Hour Famine.
You can’t read this. You can’t understand these letters. They just look like odd shapes to you. You can’t learn anything; textbooks are just jumbled words, nothing more.
Without literacy, where would you be? What would your life look like?
Hello! My name is Robert Zagaja and last summer, I was a chosen participant for the 30 Hour Famine Study Tour! In August, I was joined by eight other students from around the nation as we made our way to Burundi, Africa to witness first hand, our famine funds at work. I was completely amazed by the magnitude of progress that 30 hour famine funds were making. I got to see how World Vision’s efforts are impacting so many people’s lives. Here are a few highlights from the trip:
As the new 30 Famine intern, I wanted to master the skill of the new(ish) online fundraising platform… So when I had questions…I went to ‘The Guru’ (David Pitts). Here’s what I learned and how your Famine fundraising just got way more fun & easy!
World Vision partners with communities around the world to banish hunger-giving families the tools they need to feed and sustain themselves. The battle is not just a physical one though, it is also a spiritual one. As you fight to overcome hunger and raise funds to change lives, here are four countries to lift up in prayer that your Famine funds will be supporting this year.
Zimbabwe, which means “big house of stone”, has been anything but stable in recent years…
Skylar [SJ], the 30 Hour Famine Intern, sat down with the newest member of our team, Dan [DB], and asked him a few questions about his life & time at World Vision. Here is a glimpse into the Famine team & why we are so excited to be welcoming Dan to the team!
This weekend, millions of people will dye & hide eggs, attend church, and play “Easter bunny” while giving baskets of gifts & chocolate. While all of this is fun, are we missing something?
The Study Tour is an incredible opportunity to see poverty firsthand & the impact your Famine funds are having in the lives of people around the world. Lauren, from the 2010 Study Tour to Bolivia, shares about her experience; from the hardship of seeing how some people lived to the frustration of figuring out her place in the world after getting home. Read on to hear Lauren’s honest, two year journey since Bolivia.
Within the past few months, you’ve heard a lot about the Famine that happened in the Horn of Africa, (East Africa). Today, another food crisis has hit the radar, this time in West Africa. This is the story of the East & the West and what your Famine funds are doing to help.
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