Step 4 Empower people to do this work. Read the OL handbook and review the video. Follow African affairs in the media. Hunger to Harvest campaign by reading Bread's monthly newsletter and periodically checking this web site. Talk with your regional or local church organizer about how to deal with opportunities, questions and concerns in your church, and where the legislation stands just prior to the OL date.
Personal witness is compelling.
Ask for prayers for specific issues and African countries. At least three weeks in advance, begin preparing the congregation through these activities. Step 6 Receive and bless the offering. Have writing materials ready, including background information, sample letters, addresses of your members of Congress, pens, paper, envelopes and stamps. If the OL will occur in the worship service, encourage those who choose not to write to instead pray for the people affected by this legislation.