Active In Mission
Written by Canadian Baptist Ministries Content Creator, Catherine Cole
A village in Thailand, a tribe in India, vulnerable households in the Democratic Republic of Congo, widows in South Sudan displaced from civil war, farmers in Rwanda struggling with the changing climate to produce enough food – these are just a sampling of the people who are experiencing hunger today. While here at home, the cost of groceries has sky-rocketed causing over 5 million Canadians to seek assistance from food banks and other food-related programs.
This summer, our Canadian Baptist family - Canadian Baptists of Western Canada, Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec, l’Union des Églises Baptistes Francophone du Canada, Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada, and CBM – is partnering together to raise $100,000 that will help those experiencing food insecurity.
Half of those funds will be divided amongst our denominations to support food programs in local contexts through churches here in Canada like Bromley Road Baptist Church in Ottawa. Partnering with local organizations, they pick up surplus food from a nearby bakery which is then distributed to ministries and food banks to serve the needs of their community.
The other half will support CBM’s global food programming in 11 countries around the world, including El Salvador, the Philippines, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Ukraine. These programs help people like Eunice in Kenya who experienced repeated crop failure. She learned about conservation agriculture through our partner and now her farm is thriving enough to fulfill her nutritional needs.
Join us in getting Active in Mission today! Your participation will make all the difference in addressing the problem of hunger in our world and in Canada! Visit www.activeinmission.ca to find out more.
PRAYER GUIDE
UEBFC has provided this informational prayer guide for those participating and supporting AiM. Take it on your walks, hikes, in your quiet times and pray for the specific needs of the countries AiM is supporting.