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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…
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