“For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat.” Matthew 25:35
It is estimated that, around the world, the number of people who are malnourished is more than 800 million. That is an absolutely staggering statistic. But we are not talking about statistics, we are talking about people, human beings made in the image of God.
Hunger manifests itself in many ways other than starvation and famine. Most poor people who battle hunger deal with chronic undernourishment and vitamin or mineral deficiencies, which result in stunted growth, weakness and heightened susceptibility to illness. (www.bread.org)
In Ethiopia alone, millions of people are on the brink of famine. The problems there are exacerbated by the fact that food prices have risen more than 40% in the past year.
Jesus said that if we give food to hungry people, he takes it personally.
