Famine in Africa’s Sahel region

11 million facing possible famine

  • As many as 11 million people in Africa's Sahel region face the renewed prospect of famine caused by drought. If immediate action is not taken, families will be running out of grain, food prices will be increasing, and livestock will be endangered. BGR is responding rapidly to avoid a large-scale famine. Please consider helping by donating to the African Famine Relief Fund.

  • When it comes to engaging a world in need, we value prayer above everything else. But Jesus specifically commanded his followers to "Go," and Baptist Global Response (BGR) encourages God's people to personally take the love of Christ to people in need. Each project described below includes contact info to learn more about how volunteers can help. General information about volunteering through BGR can be obtained by e-mailing info@gobgr.org.

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  • Families running out of time

    February 20th, 2012

    Pray for the families in Sub-Saharan Africa who suffer constantly from malnutrition. The possibility of famine is never more than a few months away. The late rains in 2011 caused harvests to be much lower than normal. Pray for early rains on the crops that have already been planted. Pray for those who will be meeting needs as families run out of food and food prices skyrocket. Ask God to begin to stir in the hearts of Southern Baptists to give to the World Hunger Fund and BGR's Africa Famine Relief Fund.

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