David Beasley and Edgar Sandoval Sr.

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Mar 2, 2025
What Christian aid program cuts look like: Spoiled food in Ethiopia, no polio vaccine
It is pausing a program we lead that provides more than 400,000 polio vaccinations every month in African countries, putting nearly 4 million children at risk of death and disability.
Apr 28, 2024
Rwanda genocide: 3 lessons for American Christians on division and faith
What the people of Rwanda have achieved in the last 30 years is much more than a feel-good story. It’s a master class for us as American Christians — offering both warnings and inspiration — about division, unity, and the role of faith.
Sep 1, 2023
The modern Jesus fishes-and-loaves model for feeding the hungry en masse
Just as Jesus fought hunger for thousands of people with a few loaves and fish, we can use a simple but powerful tool: school lunches. This program not only helps combat child hunger, but also empowers girls, transforms communities, and breaks cycles of poverty.
Jul 20, 2021
Hunger is on our doorstep. The time to act is now
We can feed a child for a dollar a week, versus spending $3,500-4,000 a week caring for them once they arrive in the US. So let’s feed people at home and help them to thrive in their own communities – it is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do.
May 14, 2020
COVID-19 threatens to shrink our spirits, emotions. Fight back
Even more than the physical distance, COVID-19 threatens to shrink our spirits and emotions.