Let’s Get Real with Stephen Jones Money Can’t Save the World - Here’s What Can | Sharon Eubank, Global Humanitarian Leader | E0040
Sep 12, 2025
Sharon Eubank, the global director of Latter-day Saint Charities, shares profound insights from her extensive humanitarian work. She emphasizes that true aid begins with listening and respecting individuals' dignity. Sharon recounts touching moments from disaster zones, like witnessing local heroes during the Sri Lanka tsunami, showing that presence often outweighs financial aid. She advocates for community empowerment through small, meaningful acts and building relationships, urging listeners to prioritize understanding over assumptions in service.
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Power Of Small Acts
- Small acts multiplied together create large humanitarian impact and are the primary means God uses to do big things.
- You're powerful where you live because you speak the language, know the culture, and can act daily.
From Small Donations To Scale
- Sharon describes converting pooled small donations from families and children into large-scale church humanitarian work.
- She emphasizes individual responsibility to serve daily in one's neighborhood beyond sending money.
Sri Lanka Tsunami Revelation
- In post-tsunami Sri Lanka Sharon watched a local interpreter, Shanta, calm children, trade bread, and find supplies for women.
- She realized Shanta's local presence and relationships were more powerful than her NGO's money in that moment.
