There is no doubt that the international development sector has changed drastically and permanently over the last couple of months. Starting with the closure of the vast majority of USAID programming, other donor countries have also withdrawn support from the global poor. Joining the show to guide us through what it looks like for Christians to stay engaged and advocate in this spaces is the Managing Director at Bread for the World, Heather Taylor. She walks us through specific policies that are being advocated for and how Christian practitioners and organizations are collaborating and linking arms during these unprecedented times.

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Advocate on Behalf of the Global Poor and Urge Congress to Restore Life-Saving Aid

Conversation Notes

• The effectiveness of SNAP and Medicaid in the United States
• The human fallout from the closure of the majority of USAID programming
• What wrapping remaining USAID functions into the State Department would look like
• How changes are affecting Christians called into the global development field to serve the global poor and those hurting
• The importance of persistence in advocacy when it appears that government isn't listening

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