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Hunger QOTD: David Beckmann

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Members of Templo Calvario (Assembly of God church) in Santa Ana, CA, participated in Bread for the World's Offering of Letters and wrote letters to their members of Congress on Sunday, October 16, 2011. Photography and video by Laura Elizabeth Pohl.

"I think God is calling us, people who know the love of God through Jesus Christ, to provide leadership in making justice for poor people a national priority. I urge you to think ambitiously, take a stance, and protect programs that support those in need."

-David Beckmann, from his column "Finding Our Political Will to End Hunger"

 

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Posted by Bread on February 16, 2012 in 2012 Offering of Letters, Advocacy, Bible on Hunger, Hunger QOTD, Poverty, SNAP, Social Justice, Solutions to U.S. Poverty, Tax Credits, U.S. Hunger / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)

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