30 Hour Famine

The Youth of our church participated in the 30 Hour Famine this weekend. G, our older son, who is in Middle school, participated. As part of this program, the youth fast for 30 hours. They raise money for World Vision in order to help feed children. From 6pm on Friday to after dinner on Saturday, they have a lock-in at the church.

As one of the activities for the program, they strung together 29,000 beads. Every day, 29,000 children die of hunger. The string of beads stretches around the santuary three times. It's kind of an abstract number, but the concrete string of beads is a great visual. They have strung them around our sanctuary to help the congregation understand the impact of hunger in our world.

Note: It's hard to see the beads in the pictures, but if you click on either the right or left photo, they are visible in the larger images. They are right below the lowest arches and above the front of the choir loft.