Hunger Offering

Welcome Neighbor: Hunger Offering Meets Needs, Fosters Community Among Refugees

Jul 6, 2017

“It is the first time I have heard the children laughing,” said the apartment complex manager. Although the African refugee families and South and Central American immigrants are all newcomers to Houston, their residence lacks a sense of community and pride.

Living water brings hope in Southeast Asia

Jun 6, 2017

Clean water is essential for life. In one Southeast Asian village, clean water brought a community to church.

Two churches provide clean water for Liberian community

May 24, 2017

On Monday evening at the Executive Board meeting, Dr. Tom Howe, pastor of Birdville Baptist Church, and Kris Drees, pastor of Haltom Road Baptist Church, presented a $29,345.33 check to the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering.

Strength and Dignity -- A Mother’s Day Prayer

May 11, 2017

As you celebrate your mom or the important women in your life, be sure to pray for women around the world who struggle to support their families.

Meeting needs on the border: A Texas Baptist Hunger Offering story

Apr 25, 2017

Many people who live in Agua Dulce, a small community in the southeast region of El Paso, have limited access to food and medical care. 

Texas Baptists churches partner to provide water for struggling Liberian community

Apr 10, 2017

Not everyone has easy access to one of the most basic resources – water.

Sustainability projects lift Indigenous people out of poverty

Mar 16, 2017

Five dollars will buy a venti coffee at Starbucks. Five dollars also is the average daily living wage of the Lenca, the poorest people group in Honduras.

Food for Body and Soul: Hunger Offering ministry meets needs across Metroplex

Mar 10, 2017

Linda, a ministry volunteer, gently challenged Tamara with two poignant questions. Why do you always come with your hand out? Why don’t you come and serve?

Together Fed

Mar 2, 2017

Hands in Service, an Amarillo-based organization, is fighting malnutrition in Mexico and helping Christians there to experience the same things as the early Jerusalem church–sharing food, praising God, and showing goodwill. 

Becoming Family: Professional development for women transforms lives, fosters relationships

Feb 16, 2017

If not for the Heart of Texas Christian Women’s Job Corps sign, you could easily overlook the modest, beige, and olive-colored house on Coggin Avenue in Brownwood.

Healthy Lunches, Brighter Minds: Nutritional meals for children help entire family

Feb 9, 2017

It is rare to find third graders who are eager to eat their fruits and vegetables, but every day 9-year-old José Chanco excitedly tells his family about the nutritious lunch he eats at the Operación San Andrés’ educational enrichment program for children in Collique, Lima, Peru.

Dallas teen works to make a difference in community: A Texas Baptist Hunger Offering Story

Jan 12, 2017

Mu was born in Southeast Asia and came to the United States with her family as refugees in 2007. As they settled in the Dallas area, her family found help and support from a Texas Baptist Hunger Offering ministry known as H4R. 

How 25 chickens transformed a family - a Texas Baptist Hunger Offering Story

Oct 20, 2016

Soontorn Inthayok is a day laborer and part-time guard, serving as the primary wage earner for his family in Northern Thailand. 

CWJC builds confidence and self-sufficiency in Abilene

Aug 31, 2016

“I really knew I needed to do something different after I accidentally took too much of a certain medication,” she said. “It should have killed me. That’s when my boyfriend and I decided to do something.”

Let Love Be Genuine: A Texas Baptist Hunger Offering Story

Jul 20, 2016

The people of Spain are “really tired of hearing about Christ. ... They need to see real love, real love through real people,” Pastor Antonio Calero Cerrado boldly proclaimed.

Reaching out to neighbors and fighting to end poverty

Jul 7, 2016

Pastor Daniel Banyuls has served faithfully at Iglesia Evangelica Bautista in Cerdanyola, Spain, for the past 15 years. 

Providing hope and a new start for mothers reentering society

Apr 26, 2016

The first day a mom and her children set foot at Exodus Ministries, they are welcomed into a beautiful, fully-furnished apartment. 

What homes of restoration and redemption look like

Feb 25, 2016

Nestled next to both Texas Christian University and Paschal High School lies a small building, which is home to Southside City Church pastored by Darrel and Kim Auvenshine.