World Vision magazine

Winter 2012: Gifts of Love Shine Through

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• Net Effect: A simple insecticide-treated net can save lives in malaria-prone Mozambique, so a man in Des Moines, Iowa, gave up birthday gifts to send more than 4,000 nets to children in need.
• From Alabama With Love to India: Alabama children living in low-income housing began sponsoring one child--and now sponsor three children around the world.
• Happy Harmony: A 7-year-old girl may be confined to a wheelchair, but her generosity in giving musical instruments and other gifts of hope to children around the world cannot be contained.

Autumn 2012: From the Shadows

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• Saving Savoeun: Relying on a different method than a flashing freeway sign, a Cambodian village triggers a successful "Amber Alert."
• Protecting Children through Prayer: Lift up the needs of children around the world facing exploitation, hazards, and deprivation.
• Fighting Gangs' Consuming Fire: El Salvador is reeling from gang warfare and high murder rates, but some youth are discovering another path to power—faith.

Summer 2012: A Reason to Smile

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• From Here to There: After providing community-wide sponsorship benefits for tribal people in northeast India for more than a decade, World Vision helps them chart a course for what's next.
• Spiritual Safety Net: World Vision encourages spiritual nuture for sponsored children everywhere, even while respecting different spiritual traditions.
• Confessions of a Sponsorsip Skeptic: Rachel Held Evans had her doubts. But a trip to Bolivia turned this dubious blogger into an eager believer.

Spring 2012: Hunger and Heartache

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• Famine No More: The recent crisis in the Horn of Africa may suggest that fighting famine is futile. But better tools, heavier hitters, and the benefits of child sponsorship are saving lives.
• Hunger 101: Wrap your brain around this enormous problem facing 925 million people worldwide. Learn how hunger affects children and where people are suffering most.

Winter 2011: Bounty of Blessing

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• More Than Meets the Eye: Photography makes poverty personal by bringing us close to human suffering. Let these images guide your prayers for people and communities around the world.
• Raising Kids Who Care: A Texas couple offers seven tips for helping children develop compassion.
• Alive and Multiplied: Pigs from World Vision's Gift Catalog help bring a Bolivian family back from the brink of tragedy.

Autumn 2011: Touching Lives, Reflecting Christ

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• Bearing Witness in Bolivia: World Vision's mission has an eternal dimension.
• An Investment to Last a Lifetime: Marilee Pierce Dunker discovers how her father, World Vision's founder Bob Pierce, inspired one of India's foremost Christian leaders.
• A Network of Prayer: How sponsors from the United States pray for the children they support around the globe.

Summer 2011: Forget Me Not

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• Long Road Ahead: More than a year after its deadly earthquake, Haiti faces multiple challenges to building a better future.
• Still Suffering: Yesterday's international crises might fall off our radar, but what about those still living in the aftermath?

Spring 2011: Brimming with Promise

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• In Sabina’s Shoes: Walking in the footsteps of a Kenyan woman whose life is dominated by the desperate need for water.
• Muruny Miracle: How passion, persistence, professionalism, and prayer brought water to a valley community in Kenya, changing not just the landscape and lifestyle but the people.

Winter 2010: Creating Joy

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• The Art of Childhood: To build a better world for children, we first need to understand their unique perspectives. Children’s art provides a key.
• The Art of Participation: Children’s art challenges a West African community to change.
• The Art of Healing: In Cambodia, art help girls overcome the nightmare of sex slavery.

Autumn 2010: Holding Fast

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• In My Father's Footsteps: A journey to a tiny Chinese island yields fresh insight on the event that spurred World Vision's founding.
• Past Meets Present: In Korea, where World Vision's work began, success in the South meets need in the North.
• Max Lucado — Making a Difference: The future for children looks bright as the prominent Christian author leads a charge to change lives.

Summer 2010: Loans Open Doors

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• Hope in the Heartbreak: Go inside World Vision's response to the Haiti earthquake — see the devastation in Port-au-Prince, read about inspiring people, and find out what's ahead for rebuilding this shattered country.
• Taking Flight: In a Mexican state famous for migrating butterflies, microfinance and child sponsorship help families realize their dreams.
• Treading New Ground: Through World Vision's Youth Empowerment Project, a young woman is becoming the change she longs for in her Seattle community.

Spring 2010: Great Expectations

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• Burundi Begins: When World Vision moves into a new community to start sponsorship, it can be a confusing process for parents and children. See how World Vision staff in Gasorwe, Burundi, connect with the community, sign children up for sponsorship, and how each child's information gets to you. Watch the video.
• Sponsorship by the Numbers: This interactive map shows how sponsors from all 50 states are supporting children in 50 countries. Learn about the needs in each country and how your sponsorship is helping build a better world for children. View interactive map.

Winter 2009: In Ethiopia, Max Lucado Encounters Miracles in the Making

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• Max Lucado: Bestselling Christian author Max Lucado and World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflect on their recent trip to Ethiopia. Watch the video.
• Hannah's Hundreds: God gave 13-year-old Hannah Kosloski the gift of compassion. Even after the Minnesota teen's tragic death, she continues to inspire people to help children.

  Watch the video.

Autumn 2009: Safety Net: Sweet Dreams for Children Free of Malaria's Menace

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• Combating the Child Killers: Each year, 9.2 million children die before reaching age 5 - many from preventable conditions. See how World Vision works against the primary causes of child mortality in the developing world. Watch the slideshow.
• Taking Cover: Malaria is the second-leading cause of death for children in Africa. See how World Vision is leading the charge to protect children from this deadly disease.

  Read the story. | Listen to author James Addis read the story. (MP3)

Summer 2009: Haunted by Hunger

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• 5 Days of Hunger: What does hunger really feel like? Watch as a World Vision writer and photographer briefly live with a family in drought-stricken Kenya.
      Tour the Kenyan family’s hut. Click and drag your mouse to see a 360-degree view.
• Morulem: Then and Now: See how this Kenyan community has developed through 17 years of irrigation and sponsorship support.
• Hunger to Harvest: Watch a sample community progress from dependence on food aid to sustainability.

Spring 2009: Small things with great love

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• The Hole In Our Gospel: World Vision president Rich Stearns found what was missing in his faith — and realized that it might just change the world.
• Pastoral Purpose: A former Buddhist monk in Cambodia now preaches in the name of Jesus.
• A Gospel Without Holes: A Pennsylvania church revitalizes an AIDS-shattered community in Kenya.

Winter 2008: Lighting the Way

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• A Little Child Shall Lead Them: In formerly atheist Albania, World Vision helps
  the Orthodox Church educate youth.
• Children's Prayers: World Vision-supported children open their hearts to God.
• Prayers for Global Progress: Praise and petitions for achieving the
  Millennium Development Goals.

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Autumn 2008: Comfort in Crisis

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• From the president: Ten years later — good news about AIDS.
• The Lazarus effect: In AIDS-ravaged Zambia, people and communities are coming back to life.
• Inspiration: Erasing stigma in churches
• Pray: A simple prayer about the global AIDS crisis

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Summer 2008: Inside a sponsorship community

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• From the president: Voting our values
• Inside a sponsorship community: A photo slideshow takes you to Peru
• Inspiration: A teachers journey from joy to grief

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Spring 2008: Zimbabwe — Hunger leaves a long shadow

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• From the president: Finding and fixing poverty's causes.
• Why hope still reigns in Zimbabwe: Innovative approaches to agriculture help families cope with hardship.
• Filling Haiti's "empty bags": Food programs promise a new future for undernourished children.
• Inspiration: Living on more than "bread alone."

Authors commentary Money-fuelled problems in Zimbabwe Kari Costanza reflects on her trip to Zimbabwe for World Vision Magazine. Download the full print issue [PDF, 4.09 MB, 32 pages].

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Winter 2007: Silent nightmare — Congo's neglected crisis See featured articles below or download the entire issue [pdf, 3.83 MB, 32 pages]. Features include: Congo: Portrait of a neglected crisis — Three stories of families striving for normal lives amid the turmoil. Off the radar: Five forgotten crises — Interactive Map — Learn more about these crises, which you probably haven't heard about. The Price of peace — Humanity’s inhumanity can only be overcome by agents of forgiveness and peace.

Reporter's notebook Watch this short video to see more of Claudine and Katembo's story. It begins with the event that changed the family forever — the abduction of her husband.

Autumn 2007: Focus on forgotten children See featured articles below or download the entire issue [pdf]. Features include: Upwardly mobile — Informal education programs lift Mongolian children out of freezing streets, filthy tunnels, and dangerous jobs. What education means to me — Children around the world show and tell about their daily school routines.

Reporter's notebook This audio slideshow offers behind-the-scenes look at reporting for the story "Upwardly Mobile." Listen to the author's commentary, see more photos, and enjoy music by the Children of the Blue Sky Choir.

Summer 2007: Hope wells up

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• Just add water — In much of West Africa, there is a simple solution to poverty.
• Water in a child's life — Children have an inherent understanding of water’s significance.
• Splashes — Snapshots of water’s impact

Spring 2007: The grim reality for girls

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• Afghanistan: Battle-scarred courage — Women and girls hold the key to a war-torn country’s survival.
  This story won a 2007 Folio Award.
• Against all odds — In India, women work to overcome the stigma of AIDS.
• Gender matters — Three stories of girls’ suffering.

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Winter 2006: High spirits in hard times

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• Working in the world Jesus came to save — How the Christmas story inspires today’s ministry to the poor.
• Disposessed in Darfur — Sanctuary for children in war-torn Sudan.
• Ways to Pray in 2007 — Using daily activities as reminders to pray.

Autumn 2006: Good news about AIDS

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• Children of hope — How an AIDS-ravaged community in Uganda became transformed.
• Caring is contageous — U.S. pastors take a journey of compassion to Africa.
• Personal touch — Pastors visit Rwanda.
• Fun and games — Uganda community thrives.

Summer 2006: Hungry eyes: Pleading for a chance at life

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• Cutting hunger in half — In two African countries, World Vision battles to solve complex food emergencies.
• Getting serious in the fight against poverty

What are the Millennium Development Goals, and what does World Vision have to do with them?

• Frontlines — News from around the globe; an inspiring sponsor’s story; how World Vision helped an arson-affected church; annual sponsorship information; and more.

Spring 2006: A surge of hope

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• Turning back the tide — Tsunami-shattered families and communities in Asia rebuild, rebound, and keep the faith.
• Inside World Vision's emergency response — Who does what and when after a crisis? Behind the scenes of World Vision's relief program.
• News from the field — South Asia earthquake update; support for Katrina survivors; surfer Bethany Hamilton visits Thailand; upcoming events; and more.

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Winter 2005: Helping and healing: Children in peril

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• Children of war — Night finds children in northern Uganda fleeing their homes to avoid being forced to fight in a brutal civil war.
• Dreaming and dying on Mexico’s streets — Children on the streets of Mexico City dream of a better life—one that, through World Vision, is within reach.
• News from the field — Updates from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and more; put yourself in the shoes of an HIV-positive person; how a Los Angeles center ministers to the homeless.

Autumn 2005: At home, at risk, in Honduras

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• The Kiss of death — In Honduras, a deadly disease stalks the poor—in the guise of an unassuming beetle.
• Tackling trachoma — An eye disease especially endemic in West Africa robs people of their sight.
• Sickening ... heartening — Avoidable diseases kill millions of children under 5. But World Vision is responding—and you can help

Summer 2005: From famine to fullness

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• Ethiopia: Twenty years later — World Vision arrived in Antsokia Valley during a famine 20 years ago. Now, it’s a shining example of what long-term donor compassion can do.
• Neglected crises — A round-up of lesser-known emergencies to which World Vision is responding.
• News from the field — Updates from Indonesia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and more; 2004 financial highlights; U.S. families give to tsunami relief; new study Bible published.

Spring 2005: From famine to fullness

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• Southern Asia disaster — The earthquake-triggered tsunamis shattered millions of lives. Learn how and where World Vision is responding.
• Cambodia: Children in crisis — Children living on the street and those forced into the sex trade in Phnom Penh live in a waking nightmare. For some, World Vision programs offer hope.
• News from the field — Updates on typhoons in the Philippines and locust infestation in Niger; World Vision’s report on the northern Uganda crisis; how a U.S. teen turned her life around; news about HIV/AIDS efforts.

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An award-winning publication

Society of National Association Publications (SNAP)	The Spring [pdf]and Summer [pdf] 2005 editions received the Bronze Award for Design Excellence. The Summer [pdf], Autumn [pdf], and Winter [pdf]2005 editions received the Bronze Award for General Excellence.
Western Publications Association (WPA)	"Children at war," Winter 2005 issue [pdf]( by Nigel Marsh; photographs by Jon Warren) received the "Maggie" Award for Best Single Editorial Photograph/Consumer Publication.