Hunger Offering
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Rio Grande Valley ministry bridges education gap
Aug. 14, 2018
Education is a valued process of growth and development in pivotal years of one’s life, yet it is not always accessible. As a new school year begins, many are unable to afford the costs of learning.
Bastrop food pantry models dependence on Lord’s provision
Aug. 7, 2018
“Mom, we have a turkey for Thanksgiving!”
Hunger Offering cultivates crops, community, church in Democratic Republic of the Congo
July 17, 2018
In a country where severe food insecurity increased by 30 percent last year, affecting 7.7 million people, imagine reducing chronic malnutrition among the most vulnerable -- pregnant women, children under 5 years old, and the elderly -- and creating food security for rural communities in one of the world’s least developed countries.*
Transformation in West Dallas: Hunger Offering gifts feed the hungry, promote holistic change
June 22, 2018
The traditional American narrative boasts that anyone can make it if he or she works hard. But the social systems and economic stratum one is born into can often exclude a person from having an opportunity to attain the “American dream.”
Hunger separates families, Hunger Offering keeps them together
June 4, 2018
My late grandmother, Edna Wood Bonner, grew up during the Great Depression. She sought to emulate the strength and selflessness she saw modeled by her own mother, Maggie Wood, who became a single parent of seven shortly after my grandmother and her twin brother were born.
“Greeted with hope”: North Texas ministry empowers, serves mothers
April 30, 2018
In 2017, 123 young women considering abortion came to a ministry in Decatur. After receiving loving assistance from Wise Choices Pregnancy Care Center, 103 of these “abortion-minded” women chose life, and the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering is playing a role in serving these new families.
Bless This Meal: A Biblical Perspective
April 16, 2018
He may have felt insignificant — a young boy walking home with a basket of lunch for his family — five small loaves and two fish.
North Texas Ministry Provides Home, Healing, and Hope for Victims of Sexual Abuse
Feb. 7, 2018
Home. A place meant not only for shelter but for shared meals, deep conversations, big dreams, and lots of laughter. A place many are accustomed to, never knowing what it would be like to not have one, or to have one corrupted by abuse.
Hope for the Holidays In Central Texas
Dec. 19, 2017
When thinking about the holidays, our initial thoughts are often of joy and warm feelings. Time with family and friends and moments to reflect on the person of Jesus Christ naturally bring about peace. However, sometimes we may fail to recognize that many do not consider the holiday season a time of hope and rest if they struggle to meet physical needs of both themselves and their families.
Hunger Offering partnering with Refuge and Hope for #GivingTuesday
Nov. 15, 2017
Love, peace, and hope embody the character of the holiday season for believers in Christ. It is a wonderful reminder to those who long to embody those same qualities in their personal character.
After the flood: Hunger Offering ministry serves victims of Hurricane Harvey
Nov. 8, 2017
Widespread panic, fear, and uncertainty erupted in the days after Aug. 25, when Hurricane Harvey made landfall and surpassed expectations of its potential destruction in Texas. Many experienced devastating loss as the state and country were forced to face the lurking question — what next?
Thank you for dinner, Texas Baptists -- from Uganda
Oct. 31, 2017
As a former Texas Baptist Hunger Offering intern, I can swiftly list the statistics of how many people are malnourished worldwide, how many families in Texas are food insecure, and how many ministries the Hunger Offering helps fund.
By This Everyone Will Know
Oct. 26, 2017
His name is Pedro — the man on the picture. I had the pleasure of meeting him outside an industrial refrigerator on a bright Tuesday morning in Cerdanyola, Spain.
A valley of redemption
Sept. 11, 2017
Brenda Bermudez and her family are just a few of many who have experienced the Lord’s redemption in their lives in the modest colonia of Mi Sueno in the Rio Grande Valley.
More than a Meal: Hunger Offering Ministry in Irving Transforms Lives
Aug. 18, 2017
He came with a humble grin, $60, and one request – “pray for me.”
Short-term Project, Long-term Investment: Hunger Offering provides hope, healing for Ebola orphans
July 31, 2017
Abandoned, isolated, alone -- this is the fate of thousands of children in Sierra Leone who have been orphaned by the deadly Ebola virus. Although the Ebola scare is no longer prominent in international headlines, the devastating effects of the outbreak have changed a surfeit of lives.
A Christian response to hunger: How church ministry is distinguished from cultural trends
July 24, 2017
Lately, I have been thinking about culture and faith.
Finding hope on the side of the road
July 19, 2017
Baby Benjamin was abandoned on the side of the road wearing nothing but a small white blanket and bearing a note saying that anyone who wanted him, could have him.