Dr. Bobby S. Terry served for 23 years as president and editor of The Alabama Baptist. He previously held positions as editor with state and regional Baptist papers, as pastor in Mississippi and Kentucky, and throughout his career in many interim pastorates. Terry has served on the Baptist World Alliance Executive Committee; as president and board member of the Associated Church Press; and in a former term on Bread for the World’s board of directors, as Treasurer. He is a Bread for the World activist. Terry holds a degree from Mississippi College and a Master and Doctor of Ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister. Terry is Southern Baptist. Birmingham, Alabama.
Afghanistan would be considered likely to have high rates of hunger because at least two of the major causes of global hunger affect it—armed conflict and fragile governmental institutions.
Malnutrition is responsible for nearly half of all preventable deaths among children under 5. Every year, the world loses hundreds of thousands of young children and babies to hunger-related causes.
Bread for the World is calling on the Biden-Harris administration and Congress to build a better 1,000-Days infrastructure in the United States.
“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in faith.” These words from Colossians 2:6 remind us of the faith that is active in love for our neighbors.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is designed to respond to changes in need, making it well suited to respond to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bread for the World and its partners are asking Congress to provide $200 million for global nutrition.
In 2017, 11.8 percent of households in the U.S.—40 million people—were food-insecure, meaning that they were unsure at some point during the year about how they would provide for their next meal.