The Citizen, 2008-04-10, Page 27THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008. PAGE 27.People are shutting their mouthsfor a good cause again thisweekend, and statistics have shownthat the people of Blyth andBrussels are historically quite active
when it comes to the 30-hour
famine.
In 2007, Blyth alone raised $752
for World Vision through the 30-
hour famine.
The last two years, the Living
Water Christian Fellowship has
done the famine. Back in 2005, The
Blyth Christian Reformed Church
gave the famine a try with 20 people
initially registering for the famine
through World Vision.
In 2006, 10 people actually
completed the famine with the
Living Water Christian Fellowship
and in 2007, five people completed
it.
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship
also attempted the famine in 2005
and 2006, both times with
approximately 30 participants
registering with World Vision.
This year, there are six people
attempting a 24-hour famine
through the Living Water Christian
Fellowship, but this time, it is in
hopes of raising $1,000 for a Jesuswell to be drilled in India, throughGospel for Asia, not World Vision.“We know that World Vision andGospel for Asia do good work andhelp to get aid to where it’s needed,”said Living Water ChristianFellowship pastor Ernest Dow.
“It’s a very hands-on way in
which people here in Canada can
make contact with people overseas
and educationally, it changes our
world view and gets us out of our
affluent thinking and realizing the
conditions of the rest of the
world.”
The famine this year will take
place in Blyth, then move the next
day to a mission, possibly in
Kitchener or London. Right now six
people have committed to the 2008
famine project on April 11-12.
Dow says the number of
participants in the famine varies
from year to year based on the
members of the youth group. If the
youth group has more members,
typically, more people will attempt
the famine, and if group numbers
drop, so too do the famine numbers.
More information on this year’s
famine project can be found at
Getlivingwater.org.
Typically, southwestern Ontario
is a large supporter of the 30-hourfamine, says Kate Stevens, regionalrepresentative for World VisionCanada.“One thing we find is thattypically groups will try the famineonce, and then they’ll just keepgoing,” she said. “It’s something
that you do once and then youcommit to it again and again andLiving Water Christian Fellowshipis a perfect example of that.”In 2007, over 44,000 peopleattempted the 30-hour famine,raising over $1.7 million, whileCanada-wide, 100,000 people
completed the famine raising $4.5million.Traditionally many of theparticipants are young people andaccording to a recent release byWorld Vision Canada, Canadianyouths are spending more money onforeign aid than the government is.
MERVYN HALL
Mervyn Joseph Hall of Brussels,
and formerly of Listowel, passed
away at Listowel Memorial Hospital
on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. He
was in his 65th year.
He was the father of Robert and
Sharon Hall, and Kevin and Nancy
Hall, all of Stratford, Donna Hall of
Listowel, Deborah Hall of London,
Sandra and Larry Lorenz of Atwood,
and Heather and Art O’Connell of
Waterloo.
He was the grandfather of Travis,
Ben, and Brandon Hall, Amy, Adam
and Sarah Morley, Staisha, Amanda
and Christopher Lorenz, and Patrick
and Ryan O’Connell. Mervyn was
the great-grandfather of Damean
Morley. He was the brother of Doris
Jacklin of Bluevale, Elmer and
Eileen Hall and Wilbert and Marlene
Hall, all of Trowbridge, Mildred
Schnock of Cranbrook, and Edith
and Charlie Stevenson of Ethel.
Mervyn was predeceased by his
brothers Gordon and Lloyd, and by
his sister Marie Wilfong.
Visitation was at the Eaton
Funeral Home, Listowel on Friday
from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. where the
funeral service was held Saturday,
April 5 at 11 a.m. Rev. Steven Cox
officiated.
Memorial donations to the Heart
and Stroke Foundation or the
Canadian Diabetes Association
would be appreciated.
Community fasts to raise funds for causes
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