March 2007 found Food for the Hungry’s President Ben Homan in Washington D.C. as a representative with the HELP Commission (Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People Around the Globe) , where he attended meetings with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Secretary Colin Powell. Secretary Rice advised the Commission members (www.helpcommission.gov) on utilizing more effective foreign assistance; former General Powell discussed proposals to create a new U.S. Cabinet office for international development, getting budgets approved in Congress, and more.

Read more about these two important meetings on Ben’s personal blog at www.FH.org/VisionPost.