It's been a whirlwind of a month for global development practitioners. We've heard a lot of the 30,000 foot view of what the shuttering of USAID means and today we're talking with a practitioner from our community that was working on a USAID-funded project in El Salvador and what it was like to receive the stop order. After that, we'll be looking at a recent Christianity Today article that discusses the rise of cyberscam trafficking. Lastly, Brandon Stiver will be sharing a word of encouragement for all those that find themselves disheartened after recent blows to the work that so many in this podcast community are called into.

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Resources and Links from the show

Christianity Today: Crypto Cons, Beatings and Prayers for Deliverance by Erin Foley

Center for Global Development: Which Countries Are Most Exposed to US Aid Cuts; And What Other Providers Can Do

AP News: A comprehensive look at DOGE’s firings and layoffs so far

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Conversation Notes

• 0:55 - Losing USAID support on the ground and organizations in this podcast community that have been effected
• 3:35 - Katy Luehm joins the show to share how the USAID funded project that she was a part of in El Salvador was shutdown and what effect that is having on both contractors and families alike
• 21:00 - Erin Foley is back to talk with us about the rapid expansion of cyberscam trafficking in Southeast Asia
• 41:15 - Brandon shares an encouragement for those global practitioners that are effected and discouraged after the recent closing of USAID as we point towards what the opportunity to pursue God's Kingdom in the world

 

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