COLUMBIA, SC (RNN) - This weekend, teens from Brian Silldorff's
youth group will wrap their arms - and stomachs - around an
issue that starts at their church steps and extends to the far
corners of the globe. They'll learn firsthand what it means to
be hungry, fasting for 30 hours straight. Part of World Vision's
30 Hour Famine, the youth group at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral -
along with thousands of youth groups across the country - hope
to raise awareness and money to end world hunger, one dollar at
a time. For Silldorff, the famine is a practical way for his
group to connect not only with the hungry across the globe, but
with the 10 homeless people who he estimates sleep on the
Columbia, SC church's grounds every night. "We think that it's
important to realize we have a large homeless population in our
city, [to know] what they go through every day," Silldorff said.
According to World Vision, a humanitarian organization, $1 will
feed and care for hungry child for a day. They estimate a child
dies worldwide