For the month of March 2010 - we are inviting YOU to join us in eating Rice & Beans for the whole month! Are you up for the challenge? We are participating in this event for 3 reasons:

1. SOLIDARITY: We are standing with our brothers and sisters in East Africa who live on limited incomes and who can only afford simple meals like Rice & Beans.
2. SIMPLICITY: Those of us who live in wealthier nations often eat for pleasure and eat in excess. We are going to eat a nutritious and simple meal to give up on wasteful consumption.
3. SHARING: We choose to simplify and stand in solidarity in order to share with our brothers and sisters. We are asking you to look at your food budget for the month and give whatever you would have spent on your food for that month to the kids living in our East Africa partnerships.

The event is put on by Lahash International. Lahash is a non-profit organization that operates in East Africa. We partner with East Africans advocating and caring for the vulnerable, in response to Christ's love. We serve people affected by war, disease, and corruption. For more information please visit our website.

Much of the action of this event is taking place on Facebook. For those with Facebook accounts, you can link over to the Facebook event page to join and learn more.