Transcript Living Our Faith

Living Our Faith
to change the world
Poverty Around the World
 Half the world lives on less than $2 per day
 More than 1 billion people have no access to clean
water
 Every 3.6 seconds, a person dies from starvation
 Usually it’s a child under the age of 5
Taken from un.org, 2010
Poverty Around the World continued
 There is NOT a shortage of food in the world
 The world population is about 7.1 billion
 Yet there is enough food to feed about 10 billion
Those without
money do not
have access to it
“Whatever you did to the least of these
brothers and sisters, you did to me.”
Matthew 25:40
Hunger/Poverty in the USA
 48 million Americans struggle to put enough food on
the table
 1 out of 5 children is at risk of going to bed hungry
 Living in poverty, you must to decide between
 Food and medicine
 Paying for gas/bus ticket or paying the heating bill
 Paying the rent or daycare for your children
 Taken from the US Bishops Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Homelessness in Cleveland
 About 2,200 people are homeless on any given day in
Cuyahoga County
 18% are severely mentally ill
 21% are in families with children
 Taken from the Cleveland
and Cuyahoga County Office
of Homeless Services website
Refugees
 Refugees are people
who fled their country
because of religious or
political persecution
 There are 14 million
refugees around the
world
 Food is scarce, floors
are dirt, and medicine is
difficult to come by
Devi and her family are from Bhutan
•The government told them they had to be Buddhist if they
wanted to go to school or get a job
•So they walked to Nepal,
a nearby country, to avoid
violence from the government
• In Nepal, they weren’t citizens, so they couldn’t
get a job or go to Nepali schools
• But they were safe and went to school in their
refugee camp
• Now they live in Cleveland in West Park
In 2012, the USA welcomed
58,238 refugees
Caring for People with Disabilities
 Many kinds of disabilities exist
 In the United States, there are many services available
to people with disabilities
 Youth Challenge is a local organization that offers
sports and recreational activities for children with
physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, muscular
dystrophy, spina bifida, or vision or hearing
impairments
Caring for Expectant Mothers in Need
 A support system is needed for expectant mothers,
especially those from low income families or who are
single moms
 The Baby Bottle Campaign for Birthright is going on
right now
 Birthright provides
maternity and infant clothing,
housing and medical referrals,
and adoption information
Caring for the Elderly
 Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are always
looking for volunteers to visit with patients and
residents
Caring for God’s Creation
 We are called to be good stewards of the world and its
resources
 This means that we need to respect and take care of
all parts of creation, including water, air, land, and all
living creatures
 We also need to work to ensure that all people have
access to the world’s resources