Isaiah 58 - A Movement of Compassion

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Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and share your food with the hungry and to provide the wanderer with shelter?

Isaiah 58:6–7

The Idea

A week of intention.
One simple question.

What if the money your community spends on food this week went to someone who has lesser?

That is what Fast58 is. For one week, your community fasts together, eating simply and spending less on food. Every participant tracks what they would normally have spent. At the end of the week, those savings go to a cause the community already trusts.

Fast58 does not collect funds. There is no platform taking a percentage, no centralised giving. The money stays local and flows through the channels your community already uses. Fast58 is a method, and something your community adopts alongside your existing fast.

The average family saves around $50 over the week. A community of 500 families raises $25,000 in a single fast. Run twice a year, that becomes sustained, predictable generosity that grows as your community does.

Some people find it becomes more than a twice-yearly event. In fact, Fast58 can be a personal practice too! Anyone who wants to give from what they would normally spend on themselves can carry that discipline year-round, as a quiet, everyday act of care for the needy.

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Why the Name Fast58?

"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry?"

Isaiah 58:6–7

The name Fast58 was chosen deliberately. It points straight back to Isaiah 58, one of the most direct passages in scripture about what God is asking for when we fast. Not self-denial for its own sake. A fast that produces something in the world. The name is simple, easy to remember, and it keeps the chapter front of mind every time someone says it.

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The story behind Fast58.

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Why It Matters

Beyond yourself.
Together.

01

A fast with promises attached

Isaiah 58 is not just a call to give. It comes with specific promises. Health that springs forth speedily. Restoration. Being called a repairer of the breach. God saying, "Here I am," when you call. This is a fast God responds to, because it is done his way, turned outward toward others rather than kept quietly within.

02

When we go without, something opens up

There is something that happens in a person who chooses to eat less for someone else's sake. By the end of the week, the discipline is felt physically. The generosity that follows comes from a different place than any giving campaign could reach.

03

The whole community moves as one

The family with very little and the family with plenty both give what they saved from going without food. There is a levelling that happens regardless of the amount, with no guilt in either direction. A community that has fasted together carries something into service that is hard to name and easy to feel.

Your Community's Impact

What could your
fast week fund?

The average Australian family saves around $90 on groceries during a fast week. See what your congregation's savings could actually do in the world.

Number of families 100 families
Participation rate 70%
Savings per family for the week $90

Based on a 35% reduction in average weekly grocery spend. Impact figures based on Australian food bank and international aid benchmarks.

Estimated Impact

$6,300

raised in one fast week

1,260 people fed for a week through a local food bank
126 months of clean water provided
31 school terms funded for children in need
Participating families 70
Per year (two fasts) $12,600
Over five years $63,000
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Get Involved

Ready to bring
Fast58 to your community?

You can run Fast58 yourself with the resources we provide, or reach out and we will walk alongside you. Churches, organisations, and individuals are all welcome. Either way, the door is open.

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Run it yourself

Download our leader guide and bring Fast58 to your congregation in your own time, with everything you need to get started.

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Talk to us first

If you would like to talk it through, we are happy to connect. Email admin@fast58.net and someone will get back to you personally.
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