Little Things Aren't Small!!
Boaz left a little grain for the poor. A little, but enough to save Ruth and Naomi from starvation. A little, but enough to spark the love between Ruth and Boaz. A little, but enough to seed the generations that led to the birth of Jesus, Whose great love is larger than anything we can imagine.
The poor may be with us always, but so, too, are the miracles God can perform with a few loaves and fishes and a little grain leftover in a field.
No matter how little or how much you can spare this year, remember that you are blessed to be a blessing. God gives us all we need to feed His world. Whatever you can give to World Hunger, it is enough. Give in joy. With God, little things are never small.
Did you know that:
- Over 23,000 people die of hunger-related causes every day?
- Half of the world's people live on less than $2 per day?
- Feeding the hungry is a Christian duty?
- Our "small sacrifices" pay "big dividends" for world hunger?
- 100 percent of every dollar you give to SCBC's World Hunger Relief goes to feed a hungry person?
World Hunger Relief offerings supply food for over 40 pantries and ministries across South Carolina. We expect even greater demands this coming year, so what you give now is critical to how many people we can feed tomorrow.
Most of us are feeling the pressure of ever-rising gas prices, soaring food costs and economic uncertainity. If it's hard for you, it's even harder for those at the margins of our society. Already our food banks and ministries are seeing a surge in requests that they are struggling to meet. Please consider getting more involved in your church's World Hunger Relief efforts and increasing your contribution.
Hard times call for hard decisions. Pray for God's guidance on this one. The need is there and growing. Are you?
The second Sunday in October is the day Southern Baptists focus on the problem of world hunger and what they can do to make a difference, but offerings can be taken any time during the year. All donations given through the South Carolina Baptist World Hunger Relief Offering are used to alleviate hunger. No salaries, ads or delivery costs are paid out of the fund. Your donation is divided in three ways:
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25% goes to relief ministries of SC Baptist churches and associations.
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25% goes to relief ministries of the North American Mission Board.
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50% goes to relief ministries of the International Mission Board.
Click here to download the Poster (PDF format).
Click here to download the Prayer Calendar (color) or Prayer Calendar (black & white) (PDF format).
Click here to download the Bulletin Inserts (PDF format):
Color Version - size 5.375" x 11"
Color Version - size 8.5" x 5.5"
Black and White Version (2 on a page) - size 8.5" x 11"; finished size 8.5" x 5.5"
For more information or to order promotional materials, contact the Missions Mobilization Group by calling 803-227-6124 or by e-mailing cherylmccullough@scbaptist.org.
