How are we "God's hands" helping to feed the hungry?
Growing Hope Globally enables some of the world's poorest people to grow enough to eat. Just $55 can make a person food-secure for life! Learn more about GHG ...
We support Growing Hope Globally by offering produce from our church garden near the front door each Sunday during the harvest season.
We invite those who take fresh veggies to leave a donation. To donate online, click here, or you can text LWLC GHG to 73256. (Of course, you can always mail a check.)
In 2021, through our garden and bake sale, we raised approximately $600, and together, all the participating congregations and farmers in the Earlville/Somonauk growing project raised over $15,000 at the harvest festival. The growing project sent the funds to the Nicaragua Esteli program, which is focused on improving soil health through crop diversification and increasing household income through marketing efforts and community savings and lending.
People who participate in programs like these are better able to build a stable life and avoid the dangers of migration that you may hear about in the news. We are not only feeding people but equipping them to build strong communities. To learn more about GHG’s Honduras Macuelizo program, click here.
To learn more about the way Growing Hope-supported food security programs adapt to local culture and make a difference that spans generations, watch webinar presentations: choose your topic on the GHG website.
We support Growing Hope Globally by offering produce from our church garden near the front door each Sunday during the harvest season.
We invite those who take fresh veggies to leave a donation. To donate online, click here, or you can text LWLC GHG to 73256. (Of course, you can always mail a check.)
In 2021, through our garden and bake sale, we raised approximately $600, and together, all the participating congregations and farmers in the Earlville/Somonauk growing project raised over $15,000 at the harvest festival. The growing project sent the funds to the Nicaragua Esteli program, which is focused on improving soil health through crop diversification and increasing household income through marketing efforts and community savings and lending.
People who participate in programs like these are better able to build a stable life and avoid the dangers of migration that you may hear about in the news. We are not only feeding people but equipping them to build strong communities. To learn more about GHG’s Honduras Macuelizo program, click here.
To learn more about the way Growing Hope-supported food security programs adapt to local culture and make a difference that spans generations, watch webinar presentations: choose your topic on the GHG website.
Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Sandwich Fairgrounds (in DeKalb County)
The growing project put together another lovely harvest festival at the Sandwich Fairgrounds. The event raised $15,407. !
We also contribute to the annual harvest festival. Living Waters is one of more than two dozen rural and suburban congregations that gather to celebrate the harvest and raise funds for Growing Hope Globally each fall.
Visitors enjoy a day filled with worship, food, exhibits, games, and the popular pie auction.
The funds we raise are donated to a growing project that rents land from an Illinois farmer and buys seeds and fertilizer to grow corn on the land. The farmer grows corn and sells it, and the proceeds go directly overseas to community self-help programs that build lasting solutions to hunger. In this way, we are part of a web of communities in Illinois working with communities overseas to fight hunger sustainably. Just $55 is enough to help a person become food secure for life.
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Sandwich Fairgrounds (in DeKalb County)
The growing project put together another lovely harvest festival at the Sandwich Fairgrounds. The event raised $15,407. !
We also contribute to the annual harvest festival. Living Waters is one of more than two dozen rural and suburban congregations that gather to celebrate the harvest and raise funds for Growing Hope Globally each fall.
Visitors enjoy a day filled with worship, food, exhibits, games, and the popular pie auction.
The funds we raise are donated to a growing project that rents land from an Illinois farmer and buys seeds and fertilizer to grow corn on the land. The farmer grows corn and sells it, and the proceeds go directly overseas to community self-help programs that build lasting solutions to hunger. In this way, we are part of a web of communities in Illinois working with communities overseas to fight hunger sustainably. Just $55 is enough to help a person become food secure for life.
Family-friendly activities at the harvest festival every fall include play areas, games, farming exhibits, lunch, worship, a pie auction, and more. The best part is the warm hospitality offered by the people of our rural partner congregations.
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Bakers needed! Each year we need volunteers to bake pies and cookies for the festival. Watch for announcements this fall.
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Representatives from participating churches receive a gift of whole-wheat flour to take back to their churches. We use ours to bake Communion bread. This year it is scheduled to be used at worship on November 17.