{"id":2169,"date":"2016-02-11T08:16:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T14:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sjlc-elca.org\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2016-02-11T08:16:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T14:16:21","slug":"2169-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sjlc-elca.org\/2169-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LWR – Join the Hunger Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
You can do it. You can help families escape hunger and poverty!<\/p>\n
Take the LWR 2016 Hunger Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0and give the gift of long-lasting, sustainable solutions to hunger for families around the world \u2013 like Daisy\u2019s.<\/p>\n Daisy and her family live high in the Andes mountains in Peru. \u00a0There was a time when she didn\u2019t always have enough to\u00a0eat. Families like hers are experiencing extreme hunger and poverty as they try to grow food at these high\u00a0altitudes. In fact, 55 percent of rural families in Peru live in poverty. Traditional mountain farming methods have been lost as people fled these areas due to political\u00a0strife and severe weather.<\/p>\n Thanks to friends like you, Daisy\u2019s family and many others\u00a0learned to:<\/p>\n Now Daisy\u2019s family can grow crops to eat, and crops to sell for income and that\u2019s completely changed everything.\u00a0The results have been amazing.\u00a0See for yourself!<\/p>\n Your gift will help families like Daisy\u2019s, struggling to feed their children in ever-challenging circumstances.\u00a0With it you\u2019ll provide the tools, training and support families need to create their own path out of poverty.<\/p>\n In other words \u2013 when you give to the LWR 2016 Hunger Challenge you give hope in the face of hunger.<\/p>\nBut your support changes\u00a0things.<\/h3>\n
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Take the challenge. Give hope!<\/h3>\n