Why Does God Not Answer Prayers to Save the Lives of Starving Children in Africa?

Super chat: Why doesn't god answer prayers to save the lives of starving children in africa? That's a really good question. You know, it could be that we don't know on both sides. Maybe god is answering more prayers than we realize. In general, does god permit bad things to happen in the world? This is a big question,. of course, the problem of evil. But they're certainly connected to each other in lots of interesting ways.