We want to tell you some stories….
Each month we’ll bring you new stories about some of the people—in the United States and around the world—who are being helped by Bread for the World’s advocacy.
We’ll also introduce you to Christians who are putting their faith into action by serving people who are hungry and in need.
We are all moved by God’s grace in Jesus Christ—someone who loved to tell stories himself—to work for justice for hungry people.
Feel free to retell or reprint these stories, either in your publications, your blogs, or as ideas for more stories to tell your congregations, your readers, and your other audiences.
If you have story ideas, contact fieldfocus@bread.org. Read on to learn more.
Recent Stories
Learning to Be Good Leaders
Children and youth are among a community’s most valuable assets -- as they thrive, so do we. As they struggle, so do our communities. Across the United States, marginalized youth need opportunities to change the places they call home. (05 Feb 2010) Read more »
A Dry Christmas
Christmas in the Kipchebor village in western Kenya used to be marked by heavy rains. Today, Christmas is usually dry; an example, say Kenyan scientists, of the toll climate change is taking on vulnerable communities. (09 Dec 2009) Read more »
Planting Roof Gardens in the Bronx
Plants sprout out of the roof of the St. Joan of Arc Church in the South Bronx. This shallow garden of assorted plants – called a rooftop wellness garden – helps reduce pollution and the energy needed to heat and cool the building. (12 Oct 2009) Read more »
Quieting Grumbling Stomachs in the Classroom
In her first job out of college, Christina Sepe urged Baltimore schools to provide a healthy breakfast for students. She discovered the difficulties of changing the system, but says "once it happened, they wouldn’t want to change it back." (17 Aug 2009) Read more »
Finding Healthy Food in Post-Katrina New Orleans
Sarah Custer, a researcher at the Alliance to End Hunger, fell in love with New Orleans during a recent six-month stay. She explored the art, the food, and the music that make New Orleans a cultural haven even after the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. (24 Jul 2009) Read more »
Finding Jewels in the Arkansas Delta
Each week, a dozen girls gather around the dining table of Ben and Leonora Newell in Helena, AR. While they pray, chat, and eat, they create beautiful handmade bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. (24 Jul 2009) Read more »
In Rural Mali, Change Comes in Letters
The axiom “Teach a person to fish” is a helpful way to think about development, but the real process is rarely so straightforward. For Mali’s Fulani, ethnic tensions, land conflicts, and irrigation policies have pushed people from their own land. (29 Apr 2009) Read more »
Lent and Resurrection in Mozambique
Rebecca Vander Meulen experiences Lent—and resurrection—all year round in the remote reaches of northern Mozambique. “We live in a Lenten world of death and suffering. But in the midst of AIDS’s Lenten character are glimmers of Easter.” () Read more »
Growing Ghana's Food Bank
"About 40 percent of our harvests go to waste," says Nana Ayim Poakwah of Ghana Food Aid Network. To address this problem, they offer storage facilities, set up transportation to market, and help farmers connect with buyers. () Read more »
