HSM’s Hunger Day Experience

on November 20th, 2009

HSM Hunger Day

This week we had an incredible experience for our Do Something series – we did Hunger Day where we challenged everyone not to eat for 24 hours and experience what it was like to feel hunger. I joked about how I continually graze throughout the day, and assured them that all of the adults would join in as well. It was amazing! We had a ton of responses to the text we sent out half-way through the day, thought it might be fun to share a few with you, too:

  • It was great and really eye opening… After I had fasted it was hard for me to eat again which is weird because I love eating.
  • At least I knew I was going to be able to eat come 8:30. And it’s scary to think that there’s people who don’t know if theyre going to get a meal when they get home.
  • I’m hungry, but the thing is, at 9:40, 24hr, i get to eat. a lot of ppl dont have that.
  • Spent lunch talking with 3 friends who also weren’t eating about poverty around the world, what we can do in our everyday lives, and in prayer. It was awesome.
  • Im doing horrible…Today was pizza day. I frowned. Oh well, kids are starving, so i can go a month without pizza day.
  • Its harder than i thought! I want to complain and stuff but i know that that will ruin the purpose. But its such an eye opening experience!
  • im so hungry but im using every opportunity to tell people about it. i prayed my entire PE period. its hard but its totally worth it
  • this is hard! i didn’t realize how lucky i was just to have food. i’ve prayed for all those who aren’t as lucky as us.

JG

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