Alisa Schmitz answers questions about church partnerships. When a church in the U.S. partners with a community in the developing world, life change occurs on both sides of the relationship. The overseas community can be released from poverty, and the U.S. church can also learn and grow. Ultimately, church partnerships exist to bring about the [...]
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PU 036: Church Partnerships – Jun 5, 2009
Posted in Africa, Asia, Latin America, causes of poverty, church, world hunger, tagged Alisa Schmitz, audio, Bible, c2c, Christian, Christian development, church, church partnerships, dependency, Food for the Hungry, holistic, holistic development, ideas, international, ministry, mission trip, missionary, missions, needy, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, Scripture, short-term team, transformational development, United States, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world, world hunger on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PU 033: Why We Ship Goods Overseas – Apr 16, 2009
Posted in Africa, Asia, children, health, world hunger, tagged Andrew Crawford, audio, Bangladesh, Bible, Cameron Calabrese, Christian, Christian development, dependency, deworming medications, Food for the Hungry, Gifts in Kind Resources, handouts, holistic, holistic development, international, matching, ministry, missions, needs, needy, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, radio, Scripture, transformational development, Uganda, USAID, Watoto Children's Choir, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Questions and answers about gifts in kind. Are handouts ever appropriate in community development? Andrew Crawford and Cameron Calabrese work for Gifts in Kind Resources at Food for the Hungry, a department that handles non-cash items going to other countries. In this interview we discuss if and when “handouts” are appropriate, a case study in [...]
PU 031: Surviving an Economic Downturn – Feb 27, 2009
Posted in Africa, Asia, Latin America, children, world hunger, worldview, tagged audio, Bible, Christian, Christian development, creative, economic downturn, economy, Food for the Hungry, frugal, Great Depression, holistic, holistic development, housing crisis, ideas, international, ministry, missions, needs, needy, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, radio, recession, Scripture, transformational development, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
People who live in poverty are experts on how to get through tough economic times. Here are some tips learned from people who live on less than two dollars a day. Mentioned in this episode: Rooftop and Urban Gardening, a resource from ECHO More listening options: Right-click to download. Subscribe in iTunes.
PU 024: Myanmar Cyclone – May 10, 2008
Posted in Asia, relief, tagged 2008, audio, Bible, Burma, Christian, Christian development, cyclone, emergency, Food for the Hungry, holistic, holistic development, international, ministry, missions, Myanmar, needs, needy, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, radio, relief, Sara Sywulka, Scripture, transformational development, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An up-to-the-minute update on relief efforts in Myanmar. Sara Sywulka of the Relief Unit at Food for the Hungry shares an insider’s perspective. More listening options: Right-click to download. Subscribe in iTunes.
PU 001: Introduction – Jul 30, 2007
Posted in Africa, Asia, Bible study, HIV/AIDS, Latin America, children, health, world hunger, worldview, tagged audio, Bible, Christian, Christian development, Food for the Hungry, holistic, holistic development, international, ministry, missions, needs, needy, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, radio, Scripture, statistics, transformational development, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world, world hunger on July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to our first episode! Today we share statistics on global poverty and what to expect from this podcast. More listening options: Right-click to download. Subscribe in iTunes. <!–[if !mso]> <! st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> Welcome to our first episode! In this show, we discussed… – Introduction to this podcast and your host – Statistics on [...]


