{"id":21964,"date":"2019-08-12T09:46:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T14:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=21964"},"modified":"2019-08-12T09:46:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T14:46:45","slug":"baylor-experts-new-book-offers-hope-for-addressing-americas-hunger-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2019\/08\/baylor-experts-new-book-offers-hope-for-addressing-americas-hunger-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Baylor expert&#8217;s new book offers hope for addressing America&#8217;s hunger crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21965\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mart.jpg\" alt=\"A boarded up mini-mart with an American flag hanging out front\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mart.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mart-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mart-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mart-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the founder and director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/texashunger\/\">Baylor\u2019s Texas Hunger Initiative<\/a>, Jeremy Everett (MDiv &#8217;01) is literally considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2017\/08\/meet-baylors-nationally-recognized-expert-on-fighting-hunger\/\">an expert on fighting hunger<\/a>. Recently, he\u2019s followed in the footsteps of many experts before him &#8212; by authoring his first book on his area of expertise.<\/p>\n<p>The book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwashungrybook.com\/i-was-hungry-book\">I Was Hungry<\/a><\/em>, offers an assessment of the current hunger crisis in America and a strategy for addressing the problem. Everett focuses on scripture, calling Christians to listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+25%3A35&amp;version=NIV\">Matthew 25:35<\/a> and work intentionally across ideological divides to effectively end America\u2019s hunger crisis.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6DAvn1eXFas?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Approximately 40 million Americans experience food insecurity,&#8221; Everett told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2019\/july-august\/jeremy-everett-i-was-hungry-cultivating-common-ground.html\">Christianity Today<\/a><\/em> last month. &#8220;My view is that this particular group bears the weight of all the brokenness in our social systems. Often, we look at Americans experiencing hunger or food insecurity and place them in different categories than Americans who, say, lack access to healthcare, live in poverty, or struggle to find good jobs. But the reality, on the local level, is that these groups are all part of the same family. Their struggles are interconnected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As an added bonus, if you preorder <em>I Was Hungry<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bakerpublishinggroup.wufoo.com\/forms\/i-was-hungry-preorder-copy\/\">fill out this form<\/a> before Monday, Aug. 19, Brazos Press will donate four summer meals for kids in need through the Texas Hunger Initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, Jeremy!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You might also like:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2018\/03\/4-ways-baylor-is-fighting-hunger-and-food-insecurity\/\">4 ways Baylor is fighting hunger and food insecurity<\/a> (March 2018)\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2018\/01\/baylor-takes-on-student-hunger-with-on-campus-food-pantry\/\">Baylor takes on student hunger with on-campus food pantry<\/a> (Jan. 2018)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2016\/03\/texas-hunger-initiative-honored-by-both-white-house-state-of-texas\/\">Texas Hunger Initiative honored by both White House &amp; State of Texas<\/a> (March 2016)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the founder and director of Baylor\u2019s Texas Hunger Initiative, Jeremy Everett (MDiv &#8217;01) is literally considered an expert on fighting hunger. Recently, he\u2019s followed in the footsteps of many experts before him &#8212; by authoring his first book on his area of expertise. 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