HourChallenge

I am often criticized by people who believe that we should not ask our government to give more assistance to other countries. Don’t we do enough already? Don’t we give more than other countries? Isn’t the money just wasted? Shouldn’t individuals and not our government give money to help the poor? The church should do [...]

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The Children of COAP are pictured above. Here’s something new and exciting. We have decided to partner with God’s Kids to help with an orphanage in Liberia. This project has been in the works for some time. We very recently received a packet of information from Mark Leonard, the Director of Ministry Connections at God’s [...]

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I just registered to fast on September 12, the day I’m visiting Congressman Bilbray’s office.  Click here to register to fast for a day to help encourage debt relief.

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Jubilee USA in urging people to fast and pray as part of an international witness against global poverty and the debts burdening poor countries. The international action consists of a 40 day “Rolling Fast“ that takes place from September 6 to October 15 in solidarity with poor and hungry people around the world. Here’s how [...]

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This 6-minute video describes better than anything I’ve seen, why we should join the One Campaign and together become “one” resounding voice for the poor. It also reminded me why I give an hour each day to this cause. If you haven’t yet, go to One.org and add your voice.

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On the surface, writing a letter to your representative can seem like a meaningless act. You may be skeptical that doing so would make any difference at all. In reality, writing a letter to your congressman or senator is easy and the impact it can make is much greater than you would think. OK, I [...]

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Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian movement that seeks justice for the world’s hungry people by lobbying our nation’s decision makers. It has more than 58,000 members organized by congressional district into local networks nationwide. So what do Bread members do? Together they write, call and visit members of Congress, generate media attention [...]

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Here’s a quick idea that will only take a few hours to organize.  Plan a stand up event for your church, school or group of friends.  This is an easy one to put together.  All of the information you’ll need is available at standagainstpoverty.com.   Last year at our churh almost 150 people stayed after [...]

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I mentioned a couple of days ago that I was doing some research for an Op-Ed to the Union Tribune responding to a recent article on the farm bill. I thought I’d put it up here as well in case some of you are not familiar with how our commodities programs affect the poor. I [...]

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I received an email from a friend today who loved the idea but said he was not able to commit an hour a day right now.  He asked if I had some ideas for a more “realistic” commitment, say an hour a week.  It’s funny, I hadn’t anticipated this aspect of my little project.  As [...]

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