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MYF REPORT OF THE 30-HOUR FAMINE

World Vision is an international movement begun more than 50 years ago to fight hunger and provide long-term change to impoverished communities. The 30-Hour Famine is an event designed for youth to raise awareness and money to help others.

Thousands of youth groups recently took on the challenge of going without food for 30 hours. During that time, we experienced hunger and raised money through sponsors. A total of 17 teens and several adults from our church participated this year. So far, we have raised nearly $2,000 to send to World Vision. This year, we could designate where we wanted our money to go. We chose the Earthquake Relief Fund in Haiti.

We started the Famine at noon on Friday and gathered at the Hall that evening. For several hours, we played Tribe games, designed by World Vision to help kids understand how hard it is for many children around the world to survive. Basic items like food, clean water, shelter and medicine are not readily available to millions of people. Later Friday evening we went bowling. Because of the heavy rain on Saturday, we could not go door-to-door collecting food for Peter’s Pantry. So we went to the grocery store instead. Each team had a list of items needed at the food pantry. Each item was assigned a point value, and the team that scored the most points with their money won. Then we delivered all the food to the new pantry location and stocked the shelves there. Later we went out on a photo scavenger hunt, then watched a movie. Finally it was 6:00 p.m. and time to eat! Our families had prepared a wonderful dinner for us.

Special thanks to all the adults who helped during the weekend – supervising and driving!

Below are more pictures and comments from a few of our kids:

“The Famine is not too bad, but I can’t imagine not eating for days! Just goes to show how easy we have it here and how much we take for granted.” -Chris Meadows

“This is my first time doing the Famine. I’ve begun to appreciate how much I have. I can go to the fridge and pull out food when I’m hungry. If I’m sick I can get medicine or go to the hospital. Although I’m having fun this weekend, I’m also learning to value what I have.” -Chelsea Shoff

“This is my second Famine and I feel hungrier this year. Despite the rain, the Scavenger Hunt was fun. But as always, the best part is DINNER. Can’t wait until next year.” -Alex Stiles

“One thing I learned is that the cure for poverty is education. If people learn to read and learn a trade, they can often escape the cycle of poverty.”
-Allison Zanow

“I learned how hard it is for many people to survive every day. The Famine helped me better appreciate the things I have.” -Zack Wyatt

“This year, I think it was easier to do the Famine. Still, it’s 2:10 on Saturday and I’m really, really hungry!!” -Sam Human

“I really appreciate what I have – food, health care, education. I’m glad we can help World Vision help the people in Haiti. It was also good to help out at Peter’s Pantry.” -Kirstyn Heller

“This year, it felt like the time went much faster than it did last year. I also felt that I wasn’t as hungry as last year. The only bad part was the rain!” -Zacch Delaney

“I feel lucky to have a solid education and a promising future!” -John Klodnicki

“Life without a cell phone?? How could I survive?” -Ahna Lafferty

MORE ABOUT MYF

The Methodist Youth Fellowship is a group of 7th – 12th grade students who meet regularly for Bible study, social times, service projects and fund raisers.  Our goal is to nurture a committed personal relationship with Jesus among the youth of our church through spiritual development, Christian leadership skills and Christian peer support.

WHEN

During the school year, we meet most Sunday nights from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. for Bible study, discussion, prayer and hang-out time. 

WHERE

We meet in the Youth Room of the church’s Fellowship Hall.

CALENDAR

April 25th                                    Take-Home Lunch

May 23rd                                     Last Sunday night Bible Study

May 30th                                     End-of-the-Year Family Picnic: 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.

All subject to change…