World Food Day

Today is World Food Day.

Try this quiz on the BBC to learn some fascinating - and horrifying - things about hunger in this world.

And read this speech by the head of the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) about why there are still 400 million hungry children. Interestingly, he notes:

We can make a difference. There is more than enough food in the world. For example in Italy, once the population's nutritional requirements are met, there would be sufficient food left over for all the under-nourished people in Ethiopia; in France the “extra” could feed the hungry of the Democratic Republic of Congo, while in the United States it could cover all the hungry in Africa.

It seems that, as a planet, we need the wisdom of Joseph, of Old Testament times, who stored up the surplus over seven years to help feed the people during a famine of seven years. We need godly men and women, like Joseph, in positions of authority and leaders who, like Cyrus, will follow God's guidance even if they don't know him. Spare a thought today for 400 million hungry children, and ask God to bring people into positions of power who will do the right thing and speak up for those who don't have a voice.