Participating in World Vision's 30 Hour Famine

Hello friends,

I'm back- again- but I've got a plan, and I'm determined to stick to it.

Today's post is a more serious topic, and it's my experience in recently participating in World Vision's 30 Hour Famine.

The famine is hosted each year in support of world hunger. It involves giving up food for 30 hours straight, and only drinking liquids is allowed. This year, the famine ran from April 25-26 (12:30pm Fri-7:30pm Sat). It was a really unique learning experience, something I really took a lot from doing.

The first few hours of Friday weren't too bad. One of the tips on the website was to not do to much, so I finished up a school project and had a Gossip Girl marathon. Around 8:30, though, I really started feeling hungry. It didn't help that my family got takeout from my favourite restaurant- which, I assure you, I skipped. One thing I realized in those few hours, though, is how much I thought about food, especially once it was taken away from me. So many times, I thought about getting up; grabbing a snack; and realized I couldn't. I never realized how much I really did eat/think about eating until I couldn't, and that was something that bothered me a lot. The fact that not eating for only a few hours made me constantly think of food, showed me how privileged I am to always have it just a few meters away. I drank a lot of tea and water, because I needed to stay hydrated.
I stayed up pretty late, so that I could sleep a fair bit into the next day.

Saturday wasn't too bad, which surprised me, because that was a long time. To be fair, I had a bit of a cold, so my appetite wasn't at 100%- so that made fasting a bit easier. Again, I was amazed at how many times I was thinking about getting food.

I finished off the famine with a meal at my Grandma's that evening, since we don't see her often. It amazed me how even though I didn't feel hungry, I ate a lot. I can't imagine how challenging it would be to be constantly living without food, and probably not having as much as I had afterwards. I especially cannot believe this happens daily to people just like us all over the world and is something we have not been able to solve yet. I really learned from this experience and will be doing again for sure next year.
If you are interested in participating, and are unable to give up food, you can also give up other things- technology as an example for 30 hours!

To learn more about the famine, you can visit the World Vision Youth Website here.

xx
- ♡ Alex ♡