The Bakersfield Voice

This September 27th, they will be fasting for 30 hours, with the exception of juice and water, in order to raise money to fight hunger and poverty around the world. They will be working hand in hand with World Vision, a nonprofit, Christian humanitarian organization. Through a series of fundraisers, they will raise money to battle hunger-related illnesses in poverty-afflicted countries overseas, and do a number of projects to combat poverty locally, in our own community.

Students at Neighborhood Bible Church are ecstatic to be working with World Vision, especially after learning how the money is used in places like Darfur, Swaziland, Kenya, and Malawi. Not only does World Vision feed hungry families, but they use a method called “Transformational Development” to help make health care, sustainable food supplies, clean water, and education more accessible to families within a community.

Now, this September, students of Neighborhood Bible Church are inviting everyone in our community to help make a difference. One major way in which you can pitch in is by supporting one of the fundraisers that will be hosted by the youth at NBC. Up until the actual day of the Famine, youth members will be selling links to a 29,000 link chain for a quarter a piece. You can buy your links before or after any church service, or on September 27th. Once the chain is complete, our community will have raised enough money to feed 7,250 children, 3 meals. Also, on a more local level, you can bring any non-perishable food items or clothing to NBC on the actual date of the Famine, September 27th. All of the collected clothing and food will go directly to our local Bakersfield Shelter. In addition to buying links or participating in our food and clothing drive, you can buy raffle tickets for $1.00 and try your luck at winning some great baskets or prizes. For the most part, Neighborhood Bible Church is encouraging all of Bakersfield to help participate in our fundraising efforts. Please visit us September 27^th at 4101 Patton Way Bakersfield Ca. 93308. For more information contact Shannon King at (661) 979-6200 or Derik Watson at (661) 444-8831. Visit us online at