In 1940, Germany’s army was aggressively advancing across Europe. As nations surrendered, a group of Allied soldiers was pushed back to the French seaport of Dunkirk. Over 400,000 soldiers were trapped between the advancing German Army and the English Channel. Because of the shallow waters, large warships could not approach the beach to rescue...
Economist Andy Sumner recently stated that COVID-19 could greatly increase global poverty, setting the world back 10 years and some regions back 30 years. In talking with our global team, I’m afraid he is right. Poverty has accelerated in the last few months, and we are only beginning to see the long-term impacts of...
A couple days ago, I received a call from Port Salut, Haiti. My friend Ralph was clearly shaken as he shared about the devastating effects of the recent hurricane. “There is no place to sleep,” he reported. “Our homes have been absolutely destroyed. If we do sleep, we sleep standing up.” He added that...