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Biblical Worldview: Both a Foundation and an Umbrella

By on August 17, 2012 in Church, World Poverty

 ”And through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.” – Colossians 1:20 (NIV) “Why is there a dead chicken hanging in that tree?” I inquired while bumping down a dirt road in the Dominican Republic to visit Food for the [...]

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Thankfulness

By on August 13, 2012 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

Over the past few weeks, I have noticed something about myself. I am quick to grumble and slow to be thankful. Ironically, I have noticed this through my 3-year-old son who recently started saying “grrrr” when he gets frustrated. Because he isn’t around too many other people, I realized that he must have gotten this [...]

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Girls with curiosity

By on August 7, 2012 in Sponsor Impact, World Poverty

I loved seeing the video clip of the NASA scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory celebrating the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars the other day.  What a milestone! I’m a child of the Apollo era, when we stayed up late to watch moon walks or heard about the mission’s progress over the school [...]

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FH helps families and communities send children to school

Education is Key to Overcoming World Poverty

By on August 1, 2012 in World Poverty

When I sent my daughter off to school each day, I knew how important it was for her to get good grades to get into a university. I was certain that a university degree would improve her and her future children’s lives. I never considered the role of education in world poverty. The point was [...]

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Faith Summit on AIDS Receives Accolades

By on July 26, 2012 in Church, From Our Leadership, World Poverty

Yesterday was an exciting day here in Washington DC. As the AIDS2012 mega-conference with its 20,000 participants continued in the city, I spoke at a side Summit on the role of the Christian faith in the fight against AIDS. I was thrilled to be on a panel with Rick Warren from Saddleback Church, Raj Shah, [...]

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Distributing hygiene kits in school

Five Arteries Deliver Improved Health in Developing Countries

By on July 26, 2012 in World Poverty

As reported in the respected medical journal, The Lancet, 57% of deaths among children under age 5 could be averted through changes in household behaviors. Changing household behaviors is what Food for the Hungry (FH) works toward in our health programs. One tool is Care Groups. Weekly lessons teach members ways to improve all aspects [...]

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The faith community provides about 40% of healthcare worldwide

In Faith Toward an AIDS-Free Generation

By on July 24, 2012 in Church, From Our Leadership, World Poverty

As I prepare to serve on a discussion panel tomorrow with Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, Raj Shah of USAID, Lois Quam of the U.S. State Department, and others, I am amazed and humbled by what the international faith community has helped to accomplish over the past decade in rolling back the tide of AIDS, [...]

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Children learn to climb trees as part of a disaster risk reduction plan

The Five Ways to Survive a Disaster

By on July 19, 2012 in Disaster Relief, World Poverty

For a flood-prone community where Food for the Hungry (FH) works in Bangladesh, palm trees are an important part of their Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) plan. The community makes sure every child can both swim and climb a palm tree. FH worked with that community to develop and implement a five-pronged DRR plan that includes prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and [...]

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Goodbye to cookie cutters: Three reasons to be glad

By on July 17, 2012 in Church, World Poverty

Now that I’ve gotten your attention with something food-oriented… In my FH world, “cookie cutter” refers to community development where an outsider comes to a village with a certain pre-packaged technical solution to a problem.  Every village would receive the same stuff with the same design.  The village’s decision is whether to accept or reject [...]

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Kenyan Women's Parade to Celebrate Clinic Opening

Magic Johnson, HIV/AIDS and No Denial

By on July 12, 2012 in Stories, World Poverty

The AIDS 2012 Conference will be taking place in Washington, D.C., from July 22-27. In anticipation of this gathering that will connect AIDS experts from around the world, PBS’ Frontline aired a program this week on the disease, specifically as it has affected African Americans. You may imagine that Magic Johnson and his famous admission [...]

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