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Is it Our Responsibility?

Economic turmoil has increased hunger and poverty in our country. In tough times, we must help people suffering in our own country. Yet as difficult as these problems are, on sheer scale, poor people in developing countries are suffering even greater levels of poverty and hunger.

Foreign aid reform means that resources will be better spent, with more coordination, greater accountability, and a strategy that directly addresses the key challenges the world faces today.

A streamlined process will increase the value, impact, and transparency of U.S. international development investments. Better foreign assistance also means less waste and better value at a time when our government leaders must make hard economic choices.

Reforming foreign assistance is also in our nation’s interest. In our increasingly interconnected world, investments in global development increase security and prosperity here in the United States.

Effective foreign assistance creates more stability and lasting solutions to the difficult problems our world faces. Investments in programs that improve the lives of hungry and poor people in developing countries lay the foundation for future generations to live in a more peaceful and prosperous world.

A big risk in our current economic turmoil is that it will provoke spiritual contraction. We are all tempted to become anxious and pull back from generosity. Yet, the antidote to spiritual contraction is to be reminded of the constant goodness and mercy of God.