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                           Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012
                 [5]New report connects farmers, the hungry
                    [6]ABC special focuses on daily faith
                  [7]Philippines typhoon survivors get help
                 [8]Private-prison investment screen praised

   [9]Teens Gather Food»



   

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 “Two or three acres here and there will produce thousands and thousands of
 people food. People might start thinking about it and try it out.” — Darin
              Greear of Riner, Va., who grows food for others.

New report connects farmers, the hungry

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) — Strengthening the connection between U.S. farmers and
   the need for more nutritious food is the focus of Bread for the World’s 2012
   Hunger Report. United Methodists have worked for years with Bread for the
   World, a Christian advocacy group dedicated to educating the public and
   urging U.S. decision-makers to end hunger at home and abroad.

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ABC special focuses on daily faith

   NEW YORK (UMNS) — Stories of how people live out their faith through daily
   service and activities that glorify God and benefit God’s people will be
   told in an ABC-TV special that will begin airing Jan. 8. The special, “Every
   Day is Sunday! Living Out Our Faith Together,” is hosted by New York’s
   Marble Collegiate Church and presented by the National Council of Churches
   through the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission. [17]Check local listings.

                                                        [18]Watch a preview»


Philippines typhoon survivors get help

   MANILA, Philippines (UMNS) — The United Methodist Committee on Relief office
   in the Philippines is continuing to provide relief to survivors of Typhoon
   Sendong, also known as Typhoon Washi, which struck the southern Philippines,
   triggering flash floods. In Cagayan De Oro, staff distributed blankets and
   mats in the wee hours of the morning Dec. 22 as people sought shelter on the
   streets while a cold rain poured down.

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Private-prison investment screen praised

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) — The United Methodist Board of Church and Society saluted
   the recent announcement that the [20]denomination’s pension fund divestment
   from private-prison corporations had established a screen on investments in
   companies that derive more than 10 percent of their revenue from the
   management and operation of prison facilities. The agency called on all
   organizations and institutions of conscience to divest from the
   private-prison industry.

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