We at Hope are joining with our Denomination in a world wide effort to support our missionairies in their efforts to spread the Gospel in Foreign Countries.

The Evangelism Department is asking each auxillary, Ministry department, Hour of Power classes etc. to participate in helping to raise Hope Church's goal of $3,500.00.

Prepare your hearts for giving. Ask God what He would have you to give. Remember we can not put a dollar amount on a soul. We can not go to the Foreign Mission Field but, we can give our dollars to send and support others who are doing the work. 

EVANGELIZE * * * EDUCATE * * * EMPLOY

God Gives The Increase

Mission / World Hunger Drive 2007

HOPE CHURCH'S MISSION DRIVE

What an awesome opportunity for each member

of Hope Church to plant seeds of financial giving to world wide

evangelism. Our missionaries on the mission field will

water our gifts with the Word and God will give the increase

(new lives in christ).

How much are you willing to invest in the lives of lost souls?

ASK GOD,

HE WILL GIVE YOU THE ANSWER.

EACH WEEK FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS PLEASE REVIEW THE BULLETIN INSERTS WITH TESTIMONIES OF FEATURED PERSONS.

REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THEIR PRAYER REQUESTS.

EVANGELISM DEPARTMENT

OUR WORLD HUNGER DRIVE  IS COMING IN NOVEMBER

Information that you should know about World Hunger in the United States:

United States

"Despite living in the world's most bountiful food-producing country, the number of seniors who suffer from hunger in the U.S. is growing rapidly, according to the U.S. National Council on the Aging (NCOA).

"According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than three quarters of a million Americans over 65 and living alone have difficulty providing themselves with a steady supply of food and experience some degree of hunger.

"'Hunger can be life-threatening,' said NCOA President and CEO James Firman. 'Seniors who experience hunger are at risk for serious health problems. Hunger increases the risk for stroke, exacerbates pre-existing ill health conditions, limits the efficiency of many prescription drugs, and may affect brain chemistry increasing the incidence of depression and isolation."
"Diet & Nutrition: Number of American Seniors Suffering From Hunger Increasing," Life Sciences Weekly, May 3, 2005


"Older Americans have built the economy and national infrastructure from which we now benefit. Raised during the Great Depression, they went on to defend our freedom in the Second World War and won the cold war. America's older citizens have rightly been called the 'greatest generation.' It is morally unacceptable that the people that built this country—our senior citizens—should suffer hunger in a land of plenty, which they helped to create.

"In November of 2001 America's Second Harvest released its third and most comprehensive study of hunger in the United States: Hunger in America 2001. The following are some key findings of the study regarding the elderly in our country:

• Hunger in America 2001 found that almost 11 percent of the people we serve are seniors.
• Seniors who experience hunger are at risk for serious health problems. Hunger increases their risk for stroke, exacerbates pre-existing ill health conditions, limits the efficacy of many prescription drugs, and may affect brain chemistry increasing the incidence of depression and isolation.
• Members of client households include more than 2.5 million people age 65 and older, of which more than 2.3 million receive their food from pantries.
• Among all members of client households, 11.1 percent of pantry recipients are ages 65 and older.
• 53.9 percent of all client households with seniors are food insecure, an estimated 1.1 million households.
• Among all client households with at least one person age 65 or older, 24.5 percent utilize senior brown bag programs.
• Hunger 1997: The Faces & Facts revealed that 26 percent of all emergency food client households served by America's Second Harvest receive Social Security. 25 percent of households with elderly persons participate in Senior Meals programs and 8.7 percent participate in home delivered meals programs like Meals on Wheels.

"Senior Hunger," www.secondharvest.org/site_content.asp?s=61 (America's Second Harvest) [Accessed June 17, 2005]


"Hunger is not only felt daily by millions of people, but today 24,000 people around the globe will die because of it; 18,000 of them will be children. Approximately 852 million people are hungry in the world; 36 million live right here in the United States, and approximately 13 million are children.

"Closer to home in Alabama, more than 26 percent of children living in rural areas of the state are living in poverty, which is evidenced by the 34.7 percent of children who receive free or reduced-priced school lunches. The highest rates of hunger are experienced in the Black Belt region of Alabama."
"Individuals Can Help Combat Hunger," www.secondharvest.org/site_content.asp?s=61 (Montgomery Advertiser), June 15, 2005