Eugene Cho

Next week, hundreds of Bread for the World advocates from across the country will gather on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, to meet with their members of Congress—and YOU can join us in taking action.

Even though you won't be with us in-person in DC, we actually need your voices too.

As advocates meet face-to-face with lawmakers, thousands more across the country will participate in a nationwide Day of Action, sending emails urging Congress to fully fund and strengthen SNAP, WIC, and global nutrition programs.

This is the most challenging time in our mission to help fight hunger - both here and abroad. I once spoke to a member of Congress who simply said, "It is what it is" in response to people who are facing so many challenges.

Respectfully, I don't accept that answer. It doesn't have to be this way.

Would you consider taking 1 minute to check out this link and sign up. You'll receive all the materials on how you can do your party. Sign the pledge to take action and help amplify the call to end hunger: https://go.bread.org/page/97853/survey/1?ea.tracking.id=lipost

Together, our voices can make a difference.

My heart is bursting with gratitude and God's grace. What an extraordinary honor and privilege to serve as the Baccalaureate Speaker for the Class of 2026 at Wake Forest University. Go Deacs!

My deep gratitude to President Susan R. Wente, Dean Corey D. B. Walker, and the Board of Trustees for this tremendous privilege.

But beyond the invitation itself, what a special gift it was to engage the graduating class of 2026 — along with their families, loved ones, mentors, and friends — at such a meaningful moment in their lives. As a parent that has graduated all three of our children over the last seven years, I know how meaningful this occasion is.

I will always treasure this opportunity and memory. And perhaps it carries even deeper meaning for me personally because one of my greatest fears growing up was public speaking. As a young teenager, I also struggled with a slight stutter. Life has a remarkable way of surprising us...

In seeking to speak faithfully and respectfully to such a beautifully diverse university community, I anchored my address in Galatians 6:9 -

“Do not grow weary in doing good…”

There were three central exhortations I hoped to offer the graduates:

1. Remember that you did not arrive here alone.
2. Refuse the dehumanization of others.
3. Choose presence over performance.

You can watch the full keynote here. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS4bh-1F4lA&t=2095s

We need this reminder.
We need this hope.