World View Index for October 2002








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"World View" is a set of 60-second radio spots by Rich Stearns, president of World Vision U.S., which have been converted to Real Media audio commentaries for the Web.

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World View Index: October 2002

    Clip Description
    Day of Prayer: we can't afford not to
      Every year, more than 14,000 World Vision employees take a day from their jobs to pray—for their work and the millions they serve in Jesus’ name.
    The promise of living water
      Aside from air, water is our greatest physical need. The people of one community in Ghana now know what it’s like to have that need met.
    I was hungry and you fed me
      The world produces plenty of food, but millions don’t have enough to eat. God gave some of us more than we need so we could share it with others.
    Esterina's "business"
      Esterina is hardly a typical working woman; this 10-year-old girl has to dig through garbage to help support her family.
    Relief work: a dangerous business
      After his harrowing abduction by Sudanese rebels, a World Vision relief worker hopes to return to continue his work.
    Knowledge to win the war
      Annaelle doesn’t know much about the disease that is killing her. Her parents probably didn’t either when they passed HIV on to her. World Vision is working to educate Haitians about AIDS.
    The Hula Hoop Contest
      God tells us to place our families before our own professional ambitions. Sometimes that means canceling an executive meeting to compete in a hula hoop contest!
    World Vision at 50: praying in the payroll
      In the early years of World Vision, staff would have all-night prayer services just to meet the payroll. May we never lose that sense of dependence on God—and accountability to donors.
    Prayers for the Middle East
      World Vision’s director in Jerusalem reports on how to pray for this war-torn region.
    Fighting misery: a growth industry
      If things continue as they are, it will take most poor countries more than 200 years to enjoy the standard of living we take for granted. But we can help change that.
    Punish the guilty, save the innocent
      Many Western countries blame African leadership for the current food shortage, but refusing to help only hurts the poor.
    Rickets in Mongolia
      Most American children have never heard of rickets, but this crippling disease affects thousands of Mongolian children.
    Don't underestimate the voter
      Policy experts didn’t believe that Americans thought AIDS was important, but a recent survey proved them wrong. We need to let our legislators know what is important to us.
    That naughty child El Niño
      El Niño, which means “the child” in Spanish, can be an unruly child and is now wreaking havoc, parching Africa and soaking Asia.
    Bibles for a million
      This holiday season, you can purchase a Bible for a loved on—and give Bibles to Christians in the developing world, desperate for God’s word.
    30-second PSAs
    Southern Africa food crisis
    AIDS: What is a man's man?
    Conflict diamonds fuel civil wars
    U.S. dead last in generosity
    AIDS: Jessye Norman on children alone


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