Yesterday, 6-year-old Trevor’s body was found in Uganda. He had been sacrificed by a witch doctor. Our staff writer Kari is there in Uganda right now. Pray with us for Trevor’s mother, and see how our Amber Alert program is working to bring children home when they’re abducted.
News & Stories
From the Field
Defying La Bestia, ‘The Beast’
Crushed by natural disasters, poverty, and violence, many Hondurans are making the dangerous, desperate trek north using a network of freight trains to find opportunity. Find out how World Vision is creating ways to give young people and their families a reason to stay — and flourish — in the country they love.
Voices
The best people on Earth: Bravery and beauty in Iraq
Refugees are more than just numbers. They are some of the most incredible people on earth, as World Vision writer Kari Costanza found in Iraq.
From the Field
THRIVE: 6 ways farmers can change their communities
World Vision’s THRIVE program offers six techniques as the keys to success for farmers, their families, and their communities.
Voices
UPDATE: Protection from child sacrifice — It’s working!
One of our most innovative programs, an Amber Alert designed to save children from being sacrificed in Uganda, is working! Project manager Obed Byamugisha risks his life every day in a battle against witch doctors. See how he’s helping communities in Uganda work together to keep their children safe.
Voices
Building resilient livelihoods and bringing families together
An idea that began in a rice field in Tanzania is today building resilient livelihoods for farmers across five countries in Africa and empowering their families to grow greater together through transformation and forgiveness. See how this innovative program works!
From the Field
Economic empowerment: Helping hardworking parents
When loans transformed a Grace Graka’s life, she transformed her community in Zambia.
From the Field
Combating preventable diseases in Uganda, Afghanistan
In Uganda and Afghanistan, volunteers are the front line of health services, helping pregnant women and treating common but potentially fatal diseases.
Voices
Debbie Macomber: A love story
Best-selling author Debbie Macomber has written hundreds of stories. Today, she is the main character. The supporting characters of this story are a Microsoft VP, World Vision, and the girls of a school in Kenya. Read her story!
Special Features
South Sudan’s tattered dreams
AUG. 1, 2015, SOUTH SUDAN — Four years after joyously celebrating its independence, South Sudan has plunged into violence. Listen to a special audio report about the complex needs of this fragile country.