30-Hour Famine

In a few hours Wooten will be starting a 30-hour famine (fast). "The 30-hour famine is an international movement by World Vision to fight hunger and poverty." Several local youth groups (WAYnet) will be participating. Each youth member was asked to get sponsors to raise money to feed hungry children. "Before this day is over 26,000 children under age 5 will die - most of them from preventable causes like hunger, poverty, and disease. 14, 000 will die from causes related to hunger alone. That's one kid every seven seconds."

Wooten would like to say thank you to all of his sponsors. Because of your generosity he raised $250 (which is more than the goal he had set). The youth are also collecting canned food for local ministries.

Tomorrow night the youth group will be setting up cardboard houses to sleep in (because of the expected yucky weather - they will be setting up in an activity building). We'll pick Wooten up Saturday morning to come home and clean up. Then he will go back to church to help prepare and serve a community meal. The youth will then return to church and meet up with all WAYnet participating churches for the canned food weigh in and fundraising tally. They will then break their fast by breaking bread together. What an awesome experience for Wooten!!
(Quotes from The 30-Hour Famine Student Guide)