Many World Vision agricultural, health, and microenterprise projects rely on foreign aid money to accomplish these goals. International aid helps U.S. exports gain a competitive edge in countries developing a market economy. International aid is the right thing to do. We are called to help desperately poor and oppressed people worldwide. Foreign aid does this, and also demonstrates our moral and spiritual values.
International aid helps others help themselves.
It provides support for immunizations and schooling for children, helps in combating the spread of diseases such as AIDS, prevents the onset of famine, and provides credit for entrepreneurs to start their own businesses. At the same time, we are helping ourselves by improving the global environment, combating terrorism, and promoting human rights. When they returned, they stopped in Washington, D.C., to visit the congresspersons from their home states. Please tell me what I need to know about suffering people in Africa. I need your insight for the budget debate.