Field Focus
In our advocacy, we should remain mindful that our efforts touch individuals around the world.
We are all moved by God’s grace in Jesus Christ—someone who loved to tell stories himself—to seek justice for hungry people.
Feel free to retell or reprint these stories in your publication, blog, or social media. You may also use them to inspire and motivate your congregation or other group to join our effort to end hunger and poverty.
If you have story ideas, contact fieldfocus@bread.org.
Myama Against the Odds
By Mo Scarpelli
March 2013
When Africa's worst cholera epidemic in 15 years struck Sierra Leone, mothers and young children in Mabella slum found themselves in a breeding ground for the disease.
A Hunger for Advocacy
By Molly Marsh
February 2012
Tara Marks sits on the edge of her chair. She looks her senator’s aide straight in the eye and nicely, but firmly, asks him to consider the needs of low-income people.
Calling for Justice
By Molly Marsh
February 2012
The kitchen of El Milagro Lutheran Church is the nerve center of this busy Minneapolis congregation. A stream of people bustle in and out of the room—to chat, pour themselves a cup of coffee, or drop off food for the post-service lunch.
Heather's Story
By Jeannie Choi
January 2012
A small desk with a laptop, books, and a chair sits in Heather's living room. Her two children and even her two dogs know not to touch anything on that desk. “That’s mommy’s desk,” says Heather's 5-year-old daughter, Naomi.
Making Cocoa
By Molly Marsh
November 2010
David Kpan’s cocoa farm is a 20-minute walk from his home, across skinny dirt paths and small streams that lie under a couple acres of lush trees.
The Sweet Taste of Cocoa
By Molly Marsh
November 2010
If you could use only two words to describe David Kpan’s approach to life, the words on his motorbike’s license plate would suffice: “Patience Pays.”
The Power of the Purse
By Laura Elizabeth Pohl / Molly Marsh
October 2010
Forty women sit on wooden chairs in the hot sun, holding their purses as they wait for their turn to repay their loans.
The Road to a College Degree
By Michele Learner
September 2010
“I hope that my story gives people the idea that they don’t absolutely have to be stuck,” says DeEtte Peck. “It is not easy to escape from poverty, but it can be done."
Cell Phones, Composting, and Emergency Feeding Centers
By Michele Learner
July 2010
The people of Burkina Faso — a landlocked West African country just north of Ghana — are extremely vulnerable to hunger because of poverty and climate change.
Preschool in Tanzania
By Crista Friedli
July 2010
Amina, a preschooler in the Eastern African village of Bagamoyo, Tanzania, comes to school each day clutching her pencil so no one will take it. She is one of 40 children in a classroom where writing utensils are scarce. The pencils are often cut or broken in half to accommodate more students. When she wants to play, Amina hands her pencil to me for safekeeping.
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