The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization reports more than half the world’s population lives in low-income, food-deficit countries that are unable to produce or import enough food to feed their people. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates about 10% of America’s population lives in poverty. World vision works in nearly 100 countries and several U.S. urban and rural areas to provide food and other help to impoverished people.

World Vision is one of the World Food Program’s largest non-governmental partners, distributing 830,000 metric tons of food commodities annually. Yet even with this great work, 6 million children die annually because of causes related to malnutrition, and 1 billion people worldwide do not have dependable food supplies. In the U.S., World Vision partners with local pastors, youth workers, teachers, business owners, students, and parents to fight poverty in American neighborhoods.

Morning Star: A Perfect Gift is selling "FEED MY FLOCK", an enhanced CD featuring music and e-books from best-selling artists and authors, to raise awareness and support hunger-relief efforts. Artists and authors have donated royalties from songs and other materials for the project.

Much of the campaign support comes from book and music publishers, including Abingdon Press, Baker Publishing Group, Daywind Music, EMI Christian Music Group, Provident Distribution, Thomas Nelson Publishing, Tyndale House Publishers, Word Entertainment, and Zondervan. Non-product sponsors include Spring Arbor Distribution and Charisma Media.

Bring your donations for the Thurmont Food Bank to Morning Star: A Perfect Gift Monday through Friday 10:00 a m to 6:00 p m and Saturday 9:00 a m to 4:00 p m and receive a gift. For more information, call 240-356-0320 or visit www.ChristianStoreWeek.com or Morning Star: A Perfect Gift website, www.morningstar.deepershopping.com