WOOOOOHOOOOO! 30 Hour Famine was a big success! We got some really good talks: one about a refugee’s path to resettlement; one from a man from a small village in Kenya who used his academic and athletic skills and talents to gain many huge scholarships to prestigious schools in Kenya and eventually the US, and is now married (with two adorable kids) and is a family doctor right here in Tucson; and one from a woman who runs Southside Presbyterian Church, where a woman named Rosa Robles Loreto declared sanctuary for over 400 days until the government finally conceded and said that they would no longer pursue her as important for deportation. We also had some beautiful prayer stations where we learned about the struggles of some people from all over the world, not just with food but with their families, death, sexual assault, and more. We watched a short video series about a 12-year-old boy named Ekai, who is from the same village as the aforementioned Kenyan man who became a doctor, and we got insight into a week in his life. We managed to put together 20000 meals with Stop Hunger Now in 2 hours, and going with tradition, broke our fast this morning by serving small portions of what we packaged. Our service projects went really well, from what I heard- I volunteered at a women and children’s shelter where we decorated cookies and made bracelets and valentines, and it all went smoothly. The children and women- both mothers and non-mothers alike- loved it all and were so grateful to us. We got many many MANY donations this morning after the church services, too, and we’re going to send all of this through World Vision to children who need food and care. Another great experience for my third year doing 30 Hour Famine!