Swollen bellies. Thinning hair. You can help end this starvation.
Swollen, protruding bellies. Thinning, brittle hair. Knobby knees and alarmingly thin limbs. No parent would ever want their child to be described this way. But for children around the world who are starving, the physical effects of malnutrition are all too real....
Help a child battling starvation
If you met a starving child today and you knew you had the means to save his life, would you do it? Today, it’s estimated that globally nearly 800 million people suffer from hunger and malnutrition. And in Africa, the hunger crisis is escalating at an alarming rate....
Feed a child through May 2020
May 2020. Where will you be in three years? For thousands of starving children around the world, the answer is an early grave. One in nine children living in sub-Saharan Africa will die before his or her fifth birthday … most from hunger. As famine sweeps across...
From the field | Rebuilding Rwanda one child at a time
My trip to Africa this past week marks 30 years since I first stepped foot on this beautiful continent. I’ve been back to Africa many times since — traveling to several different countries and villages. But one of my favorite places to visit will always be Rwanda....
From the field | Child sponsorship gives kids a second chance
Yesterday, I shared the desperate needs of refugee children in northern Uganda with you and received an incredible response. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for the generosity that was shown. But, in addition to immediate help, these boys and girls need long-term...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.