Two Dollars a Day- Emergent Cohort Event for April

[Anna Gerdeen]

Two Dollars a Day: April 29th-May 1st
Did you know that more than one half of the world lives on less than $2 a day?

-Team up with the Boston Emergent Cohort, the Crossing and Harvard Divinity School to build awareness around global poverty in these ways:

* TUE: Will Samson (author of Justice in the 'Burbs and member of the Emergent Village Coordinating Group) speaks @ Harvard Divinity School (7pm, Sperry Room, 45 Francis Ave, Cambridge) Simple Kenyan meal reception to follow.
Topic: "Global Poverty and our Everyday Lives"
* WED: Go deeper w/ breakout groups and a community meal @ Belva's Café, (7pm, Harvard Divinity School, 14 Divinity Ave, Cambridge)
* THU: Worship followed by a celebration potluck @ The Crossing (6:30pm, 138 Tremont St, Boston)

-We will be gathering pledges as we eat on less than $2 a day for three days to raise money for Kupenda (www.kupenda.org), a Christian organization that exists to meet the needs of children with disabilities in Kenya. Your contribution will also be gratefully received at any of the events listed above.
-for more information or to get pledge sheets and sample menu ideas, contact Anna Gerdeen at ager...@hds.harvard.edu or check out bostoncohort.blogspot.com

Will Samson

Will Samson is presently pursuing graduate studies in theology and sociology. He holds a BA with concentrations in Biblical Studies and Communications from Liberty University, and an MS in Information Systems from The George Washington University. Will, his wife, novelist Lisa Samson, and their family are participants in the life of Communality, a missional Christian community in the city of Lexington, KY. Will serves on the
coordinating group of Emergent Village and is on the Board of Advisors at Relational Tithe. He and his wife are the authors of the book, Justice in the Burbs. Will maintains an active blog and can be reached via email at wi...@willsamson.com.