Episode 068 | East Africa Hunger Crisis: Rich Stearns

08/07/17 • 26 min

Drought. Food shortages. Conflict. These are deadly forces that children throughout East Africa are facing. Areas in South Sudan and Somalia are on the brink of catastrophe. Kenya and Ethiopia face severe drought. Tens of thousands of children could starve to death because of food and water shortages.

But this crisis isn't hitting the news as it should. 25.5 million people, our brothers and sisters, are at risk of starvation. This hunger crisis is likely to be the most devastating since we were kids and witnessed Ethiopia's famine.

Rich Stearns (President, World Vision US) and Gabe Lyons share a heartfelt conversation on the details and scope of this hunger crisis and what you can directly do about it today and the days to come.

Want to learn more about the hunger crisis and what you can do?

FAMINE & HUNGER IN AFRICA: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

MAKE AN IMPACT THROUGH GIVING & SHARING

Want to learn more about the hunger crisis and what you can do?

FAMINE & HUNGER IN AFRICA: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

MAKE AN IMPACT THROUGH GIVING & SHARING

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