Dear _____,
Thanks for sponsoring me in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine! I went 30 hours without eating, and it helped me understand a little bit better how it feels to be hungry and not be able to eat. It was still very different for me than for some of the people in underdeveloped countries, because I knew that I’d be able to eat anything that I wanted at our Break-fast Saturday evening, and I think it makes it easier to put up with something if you know when it will end. Many people are hungry and they really don’t know when they will get their next meal or even IF they’ll get their next meal. My youth pastor told me that a child dies from starvation somewhere in the world every 3 seconds. That’s almost every time you take a breath!
While we were fasting my youth group and I did some community service work and we played games that illustrated what it might be like to live in a poor village. Someone had to wear a backpack that was filled with heavy rocks to simulate what it would feel like to be so worn down and tired all the time. Someone else in my youth group had blindness as their disability. They kept getting lost and bumping into everyone. It was kind of funny. Even though we had fun we still got the point though. It’s hard to REALLY know what it would be like, but I think we all have a better understanding.
As a result of your donation I was able to raise $________. It’s hard to believe the effect just a few dollars can have on a person’s life. This money will feed and care for ____ children for _________!
Thanks again for encouraging me and for helping feed hungry children. To find out more about the 30 Hour Famine and World Vision go to www.30HOURFAMINE.org
You’ve definitely made a difference!
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
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