Pasadena Teens Fast
for World Hunger

PASADENA—Sixteen teens in the Pasadena congregation participated in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine, from Friday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m., to Saturday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. We fasted so we could see what it is like for kids who have to go more than 30 hours without food.

Not only did we fast, we raised money for these kids who don’t have much to eat on a daily basis. We asked people to sponsor us by donating money, which we sent to World Vision, a Christian organization that helps feed poor children in about 100 countries. Our goal was to raise $1,000. We reached our goal and then some by raising $1,640.

Our pastor, Dennis Pelley, and Mat Morgan, coordinator of the project, had plenty for us to do. Saturday we did a service project at Linda Vista Elementary School. We pulled up weeds, picked up trash and did whatever we could to help make the school look better.

That evening we went to the Pelleys’ house, where we played games and got to know each other better. After that we had a two-hour praise and worship discussion. We talked about the day’s events and how what we were doing was going to help other people.

Finally the time came. We were able to eat! Seven pizzas were ordered and seven pizzas were eaten. Thirty minutes later not a slice of pizza could be found.

We ended our evening watching a movie and playing more games. After spending the night at the Pelleys’ house, we awoke to the smell of home-made waffles, scrambled eggs and sausage being made for us by Dennis and Lorraine Pelley, Mat and Pam Morgan and Lola Fyles.

For us, we knew exactly what time we were going to end our fast and be able to eat again. Not everyone has that privilege. A lot of people have no idea when they are going to see another meal. Participating in this famine showed us we shouldn’t take for granted something as simple as going in the kitchen and opening the fridge and seeing it full of food.

When people open up the fridge and say something like, "There isn’t anything to eat in here," they don’t understand what they are saying. Lora Fyles and Phillip Vance.

PASADENA GROUP—Pasadena youths who
participated in 30 Hour Famine are pictured with
Debra Debose, principal of Linda Vista school.
[Photo by Pam Morgan]

 
SERVICE PROJECT—From left: Lora Fyles,
Stephanie Golden and Carmel Dizon.
[Photos by Mat Morgan]

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