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.
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.
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.
Even more than the physical distance, COVID-19 threatens to shrink our spirits and emotions.
