Tag Archives: foreign aid

Election Day: It’s what happens after today that really matters

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Rich Stearns in Advocacy

Election Day: What happens after today really matters | World Vision Blog

Rich Stearns, president of World Vision U.S., offers his thoughts on today’s election — and the challenges and responsibilities that will be faced by the president of the United States during the next four years....

A cooperative Congress can save lives

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Shawna Templeton in Advocacy

Most will agree that Congress does not have a sterling reputation these days — in fact, it bears the worst public perception of any of our branches of government. Some words you may hear used to describe the deliberating body: dysfunctional, divided, self-serving, broken. The most recent approval rating for Congress (as of the publication of this post) is a dismal 14 percent. Has it always been this way? Does it have to be this way now?...

Where should American Christians stand on foreign aid?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren in Advocacy, Conversations

As an American Christian, I like to think I do a fair job caring for the world’s poor — those in my own neighborhood and those around the world who have greater financial need than I do. After all, Americans pride themselves on generosity. And Christians desire to be known for their service to others. However, recent news (polls, studies, and political campaigns) suggest otherwise. How do we reconcile this?...

Q & A with USAID’s Raj Shah on the Horn of Africa and foreign assistance

Posted on October 20, 2011 by James Addis in Conversations

Q & A with USAID's Raj Shah | World Vision blog

On Tuesday, Dr. Raj Shah, administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), visited World Vision’s U.S. headquarters in Federal Way, Washington, to talk to our staff about faith and global development. After his speech — which included a call for Americans and the American church community to continue supporting the United States as a leader in bringing relief to those suffering from poverty around the globe — I had the great privilege of talking to Dr. Shah for a little more in-depth Q & A. Here is the transcript of our conversation: JAMES: Did Horn of Africa governments respond quickly enough to early warnings [of the food crisis and famine]? DR. SHAH: It’s important to put this in...

The moral imperative of humanitarian aid

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kent Hill, Senior Vice President, World Vision International Programs in Advocacy

The following commentary is based on remarks Mr. Hill presented on September 5 at a forum entitled “Reforming Aid, Transforming the World,” hosted by Global Washington at the University of Washington. For more information on Global Washington, visit: www.globalwa.org. “I think back to what Camus wrote about the fact that perhaps this world is a world in which children suffer, but we can lessen the number of suffering children, and if you do not do this, then who will do this? I’d like to feel that I’d done something to lessen that suffering.” —Robert F. Kennedy, in response to a question, a few weeks before his assassination, about how his obituary should read From books to blogs, it has become...