NPC's When Hunger Comes Home

"And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work."  2 Cor 9:8

More than 1 billion people in the world don't get enough to eat. That's one of every seven people on the planet.  For years, our youth have participated in World Vision's 30 Hour Famine, a worldwide movement of students who are serious about serving God and fighting hunger - all on an empty stomach. For 30 hours, participants get a taste of hunger by not eat - something more than a billion people the world experience every day. Through fundraising activities, community service projects, and learning the facts of world hunger, students are changed in amazing ways as they help others and save lives.

This year we are challenging the whole Newton Pres family to join our youth in an effort to gain a greater understanding of hunger and to think about how God might be calling us to respond to this global epidemic. This will be one emphasis in a churchwide focus this spring on Good New for the Poor.

During the week of April 25th - May 2nd, the NPC family will be encouraged to fast in some way. One option would be to limit your diet to only rice and beans for five days. You will also be encouraged to fast when our youth are fasting, Sat. 5/2 - Sun. 5/3. There will be other ways to explore the problem of hunger during the week. Devotional guides, daily email blasts, an interactive prayer chapel, a community blog and serving opportunities will be offered to help people of all ages (even children!) understand and appreciate the magnitude and implications of hunger both locally and globally.