We believe that Oklahoma City can be transformed by the Son of God, the Spirit of God, and the People of God. We are committed to encourage and challenge the Church to remember its mission to meet the needs of our community. Our role is to network and mobilize the Church to strategically partner together on behalf of the poor and forgotten among us.
What would it look like if the Church of Oklahoma City really began to function as one? We can only imagine, anticipate and work for the fulfillment of Jesus’ prayer for us in John 17, “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.”
We will be gathering for lunch at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma located at 3355 S. Purdue - OKC, OK 73137 on Tuesday, July 6th from 11:45am to 1:00pm.
There are 500,000 Oklahomans who will wake up today and wonder where their next meal will come from. Oklahoma ranks as the sixth hungriest state in the nation.
One in five children in Oklahoma is at risk for hunger every day. Unfortunately, for many children, hunger isn’t just an occasional missed meal, it is a way of life. Children who live with hunger develop physically and socially at a slower pace than their peers. Chronically hungry children experience higher levels of anxiety, hyperactivity, irritability and aggression. Chronic hunger results in students with lower attendance rates at school and lower academic performance. Even relatively short-term nutritional deficiencies can negatively impact a child’s health, causing cognitive and developmental damage that prevents them from performing at their full potential.
Click Here to learn more about Childhood Hunger in our State and get involved.
We are gathering at the Regional Food Bank to engage the issue and serve the children in our City who are being effected by hunger.
Through Season of Service (www.ServeOKC.org), several practical opportunities have been identified in order that you and your faith community can take the next step - because awareness must give way to action.
Click Here to learn more about Season of Service and get involved.
On Behalf of The Poor & Forgotten Among Us,
Ben Nockels
