Pray Today
For all those who live daily with food insecurity, chronic hunger, and starvation, that their food needs will be satisfied;
For all those who have food in abundance, that their eyes may be opened to the desperate needs of their neighbors;
For all those whose labor produces food, that their efforts will be fruitful and beneficial for the earth as well as the humans they feed;
For all those who manage, market, and distribute the world’s food resources, that they would see justice and balance between scarcity and surplus, profit and provision, so that no one goes hungry while others waste in excess;
For all communities and nations divided by inequality, that justice may take root where exploitation has taken hold, and that all might share in the earth’s goodness;
For all churches and followers of Christ, that we would not turn away from hunger but respond with compassion, advocacy, and generosity wherever need is found.
Key Facts
From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. World Food Day.
- While as many as 673 million face hunger (SOFI 2025), some 900 million adults are obese and 35.5 million children under the age of 5 are overweight.
- Globally, nearly a third of food is lost or wasted. 13% of food is lost during harvest and transport, and 19% is wasted at the retail and consumer stage.
- Conflict was the leading cause of food crises in 20 countries and territories in 2024, where nearly 140 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity.
- Climate change drives shifts in crop yield, impacts the distribution of fish populations, alters nutrient composition, and increases the spread of pests and diseases.
