World Food Day 2017

Today is World Food Day

Related Organisation/Agency: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

World Food Day is a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger. Held annually on 16th October, people from around the world come together to declare their commitment to eradicate worldwide hunger from our lifetime. 

Celebrating the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), events are organized in over 150 countries across the world, making it one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. These events promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure food security and nutritious diets for all. The focus of the day is that food is a basic and fundamental human right. Yet, in a world of billions, 805 million people worldwide live with chronic hunger, 60% women and almost five million children under the age of five die of malnutrition-related causes every day.

The theme for 2016 was "climate is changing, food and agriculture must too." One of the biggest challenges to food security is climate change and its effects on agriculture. 

Many of the world’s farmers and fishermen are struggling to cope with increasing temperatures and weather-related disasters.

The World Food Day 2017 focuses on SDG 2 - Zero Hunger. Follow the discussion in the run up to World Food Day using #ZeroHunger. For more information, visit the World Food Programme website.

source of this info can be found via-

http://www.greeningtheblue.org/event/world-food-day

In TLF we wish to appreciate all those who have donated in cash and kind over the past 40 days.

We are truly grateful for we believe this is how the Foundation should run not with cap in hand!

Thank God for provision.

We welcome donations in cash and kind. We believe if anyone has food items, provisions that you wish to give out kindly deliver them to our centre in Benin City. For our other collection points in Benin, Port Harcourt, Abraka, Keffi, Ibadan, Enugu, Ughelli, Sokoto, Ilorin, Lagos, Ado Ekiti, Ondo town, Owo, Asaba, Abuja, kindly indicate your interest via email.

TLF channels God's love. We as individuals do not feed on cash and items received but hold them in trust for beneficiaries. Remember the story of Ananias, with his wife Sapphira (Acts 5) whatever you give in TLF was first of all in your hand and you had a choice to give. When you give do not count the cost but enjoy the blessing. 

Our beneficiaries, benefactors, members, trustees and volunteers are all free to benefit from what we have in TLF (Acts 4:34-35).

We pray to God for expansion.

Remember our theme for this month is reap and sow.

If for example we want to ensure food security in Nigeria, we have to sow now.

Let us encourage participation in agriculture be it subsistence or commercial.

Let us stand against artificial or genetically modified foods.

Let us be inspired to eat natural and shun junk foods.

If we in this group support the course of this Foundation we welcome you to sow in time, prayers, suggestions, financial donation and otherwise and participation in our programmes.

We will surely reap the good we sow, even to our generations to come in Jesus name, amen.

# TLF stories

Some time ago in September 2017, we heard loud banging on our neighbour's gate and voices of women.

We went out to see what was happening.

We met some women and their children outside, who were actually moving from gate to gate asking for help.

They said they were ready to work, clear grass, wash clothes, do anything just in exchange for food or money.

We do not have such needs in our centre and so we told them.

They said they are street sweepers and have not been paid and do not want to beg or prostitute but to sustain their families.

It was a serious situation. We had barely moved into this new centre and did not have much.

We gave food stuff, encouraged them and told them to feel free to come any time.

They were so grateful and said they will return.

We felt we did not do so much considering their number, but we know Jesus Who multiplied 2 loaves and 5 fish can perform more miracles.

They have still not returned and we have not seen them.

Was it real or a visitation? We do not know.

We have work to do but truly the harvesters are few. We pray to God to send more people.

We celebrate with other individuals, groups and Foundations also helping in their own ways.

We in TLF do our charity and social development in the name of Jesus Christ. We are not in competition, for publicity, popularity or praise. We have our personal endeavours, jobs and families. We believe we are the hands, legs and mouth God uses here on earth. We do what we can and impress or depress no one.

God loves us. TLF 

#TLF stories