Description 

Main Point:  Hunger and poverty are painfully still evidence throughout the globe. 

Synopsis:

• Many people go to bed hungry every night—and malnourishment has been the cost of untold millions of deaths.
• From a mathematical standpoint, it looks like hunger could be eradicated –yet it’s a spiritual problem as well and until the Lord’s return there is going to be pain and suffering.
• Christian organizations like World Vision have led the way in outreach to the least among us and have estimated that children in third world countries can survive on as little as $1 a day.
• Many videos visually focus on those in need whereas this video focuses on Western convenience –things we take for granted like microwaves.
• Video begins with a definition of hunger—and follows with a series of compiled statistics.
• There is no narration—but the music provides a sound background for the text transcript (shown below) that appears on the screen—superimposed over the shots. 

Application:

• Jesus told us that the poor would always be among us—so the poor and needy are very close to the heart of God.
• As believers it is imperative that we lead the way in helping disadvantaged groups—for instance when governments give aid, there is usually strings attached promoting abortion.  Only Jesus’ message brings true freedom and hope.
• Jesus took care of practical needs before He preached—so the Church needs to help in tangible ways so we have a platform to share the Good News.
• People are valuable – our hearts need to break over the things that break God’s heart.

Suggested Uses:

• Introduction to Missions Conference
• Sermon-starter about Foreign Outreach 

Biblical Reference:

• Luke 6:21 Blessed are you who hunger now for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now for you will laugh.
• Proverbs 21:13 If a man shuts his ears to the cries of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.

Video Text

Hunger defined

1)    a. A strong desire for food. b. The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food. 2) A strong desire or craving: a hunger for affection

Globally 852 million people are chronically or acutely undernourished.

In the last 50 years, 400 million people worldwide have died from hunger or poor sanitation. Three times the number of people killed in wars fought in the entire 20^th century.

1.2 billion of the world’s citizens live without access to safe drinking water.

Each day over 29,000 children die from preventable diseases such as malaria, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infections. Malnutrition is associated with over half of those deaths.

By 10:00 a.m. tomorrow over 12,000 children will have died of malnourishment

One in five people live on less than $1 a day.

More than 150 million of the world’s malnourished are under the age of 5.

Second Harvest Food Bank, the largest hunger assistance organization in the U.S. reports that 40% of its beneficiaries are working families.

The cost of eradicating poverty is 1% of global income.

The wealthiest fifth of the world’s population consume 86% of all goods and services. The poorest consume 1%.

Effective debt relive to the 20 poorest countries would cost $5.5 billion—the cost of building Euro Disney.

Providing universal access to basic social services to alleviate poverty would cost $80 billion. Less than the net worth of the seven richest men in the world.

Today’s world spends $92 billion on junk food per year...and $66 billion on cosmetics

Six countries can spend $700 million on dog and cat food…

According to World Vision and many other aid organizations, it costs $1 a day to provide and basic services for one child. The budget and salaries to make this video could feed 63 children for one month

Blessed are you who hunger now for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now for you will laugh. Luke 6:21

If a man shuts his ears to the cries of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered. Proverbs 21:13

Runtime:	3:20
Genre:	Documentary