To our partners in mission and our community,
As many of you are aware, the people of Lesotho and in many other parts of the world have been dramatically impacted by the actions of the U.S. government in the freezing of U.S.A.I.D. funds which had been lawfully authorized by the U.S. Congress. According to an article posted on the Barron’s New Service, life-saving HIV programs in Lesotho are at risk of collapse following the loss of U.S. foreign aid. The freezing of these desperately needed funds has also caused severe harm in places like Gaza and Ukraine, where emergency food and medical supplies destined for war-ravaged cities and villages is not being delivered.
Our Congregational Leadership Team and the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center (IPJC), one of our SNJM Sponsored Ministries in Seattle, WA, issued a legislative action alert so that our partners in mission and community members can easily send a direct request to their area Senators and Representatives demanding that Congress ensure that the U.S.A.I.D. funds be released in order to save lives and ensure lawfully authorized Congressional funding be delivered as required by law.
If you are living in the United States, use the following link to take you to the IPJC Legislative Action Page to complete the action alert: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-that-usaid-funds-be-released
Please join us in prayer for all those persons affected by this illegal and unjust action. As members of the SNJM community, we remain in solidarity with the marginalized peoples in all areas of the world.