But if something doesn t change in that person s life, chances are he or she will be back again tomorrow. Helping that change occur is a justice response. This is why, after the pennies pile up and are collected in church, the church uses the first penny for its own hunger ministry, the charitable response, and sends the second penny to Hunger Network in Ohio to support its work, a justice response. Parents have found that Two Cents is of value to them as they try to pass on their values to their children . Using Two Cents as a teaching tool to describe why they are doing this and for whom provides a visual, concrete teaching moment.
Older children appreciate rolling the coins, providing another teaching moment.
Participating in a concrete way gives people of all ages a way to start on the way to their own hunger ministry. Finally, joining with others to make change is powerful . Even though one person s contribution may seem small, when joined with others, there is a strong impact. At the next level, even though a congregation s contribution to Hunger Network in Ohio may seem small, joined with others, it is significant. Over a third of Hunger Network s budget is derived from people, one by one, participating in Two Cents a Meal.