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Posted May 1, 2009 Invisible need and hunger in America I heard an ad on the radio last week that very powerfully illustrated the heartbreaking statistic that one in eight people in America(!) suffer from hunger. Not just the few homeless we see, but people we interact with every day. Our Neighbors, people who work at businesses we patronize, children who go to school with our own children. One in eight Americans suffering hunger! Even just recently a friend was telling me that as a child her daddy would watch the family eat and then collect any leftovers from the table for his own meal. Yesterday I had the chance to ride with a volunteer delivering Meals on Wheels to those in need. As we drove through suburban neighborhoods, to suburban houses, they made deliveries to homes wherein I would never expect people suffered from hunger. These were decent homes, with grass nicely cut, in middle class neighborhoods. And here lurks hunger. I was shocked to see first-hand that there is hunger all around us. I was humbled by the service of individuals and organizations who dedicate their time, the use of their car, and their lives to the service of others' needs - to alleviate hunger within their communities. God Bless them for their selflessness. One in Eight people in America hungry; hunger in our neighborhoods, in our schools, local businesses, everywhere. Whatever are we going to do about that?
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