(NOTE. While FAST for FOOD November is near completion, the materials for this campaign (e.g. Prayer Calendar, Powerpoint presenatation) have been designed so that you can make use of them at any time. You can run FAST for FOOD with your friends, family, life group etc. during a month that you choose to.)

During the month of November, Compassion staff and supporters all across Australia are joining together in a practical and focused way to support Compassion assisted children and their families who are hungry and in desperate need of food because of the global food crisis. We plan to:

PRAY
“Before they call I will answer, while they are still speaking I will hear.” Isaiah 65:24

Download the 30 day FAST for FOOD Prayer Calendar for the month of November (347 KB): http://www.compassion.com.au/pdfs/Fast_For_Food_Prayer_Calendar.pdf

FAST
“When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.” Nehemiah 1:4

Give up food for a day or more and feel the hunger pangs that millions experience for days on end.

GIVE
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice … Is it not to share your food with the hungry …” Isaiah 58:6-7

As you spend time in prayer and fasting, please bless those in desperate need by donating the money you would normally spend on food—or other activities that you choose to fast from—to Compassion’s Global Food Crisis Appeal: http://www.compassion.com.au/donation.asp?intid=16

SHARE
“…if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness and your night will become like the noonday.” Isaiah 58:10

Encourage your friends, family, colleagues and church members to join us in FAST for FOOD and see God move. Here are some tools to help you:

FAST for FOOD PowerPoint presentation to use in your church, school etc. (3,465 KB): http://www.compassion.com.au/pdfs/Fast_For_Food_PowerPoint_NoVid.ppt

Global Food Crisis promotional video (21,184 KB): http://www.compassion.com.au/pdfs/GFC_video.wmv

FAST for FOOD poster (460 KB):
http://www.compassion.com.au/pdfs/Fast_For_Food_Poster.pdf

30-day FAST for FOOD Prayer Calendar (347 KB):
http://www.compassion.com.au/pdfs/Fast_For_Food_Prayer_Calendar.pdf

Gifts of Compassion CATALOGE (309 KB):
http://www.compassion.com.au/pdfs/compassion_gifts.pdf