Boniface Wambua first saw his son’s disability as a curse, but now sees his son as a blessing thanks to disability inclusion training through World Vision.
News & Stories
From the Field
With a wheelchair, the future is bright for Cynthia
Eight-year-old Cynthia received a wheelchair and her mother learned how to care for it through a USAID-funded and World Vision-implemented program.
From the Field
Wavinya’s wheelchair helps fuel her dream of the skies
The gift of a wheelchair helps a Kenyan girl lean in toward her dream of being a pilot. The same wheelchair helped restore her mother’s health.
From the Field
New wheelchairs allow Kenyan youths to dream bigger
Three Kenyan youths share how the gift of new wheelchairs has transformed their lives by providing them with inclusion and freedom.
Prayers
Backpacks loaded with prayer
Financial hardship, hunger, and lack of clean water keep many children from getting the education they need to have a chance at a better life. As you fill your child’s backpack, use this guide with your family to pray for other children who face big obstacles to getting a good education.
Change Makers
Beating cancer while running a marathon
In 2017, Wendy Eckman ran the Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon as part of Team World Vision to raise money for clean water in Africa. She ran in between her chemo appointments and finished strong!
Change Makers
How God and a hurricane sent an American family on a new journey
Child Ambassador Randi Jo Rooks believes that meeting her sponsored children prepared her to face her home’s destruction by Hurricane Florence. She found that material items no longer held the importance they once had in her life.
Voices
Winter isn’t so wonderful without warm clothes
Two brothers once had only jean jackets to stay warm during their long walk to school. Thanks to donors’ generous gifts, they now have warm winter coats.
From the Field
In the kitchen: Isombe recipe
Greens and other vegetables grown in rural Rwanda often end up combined with peanut butter in a dish called isombe. Watch a video and then try this isombe recipe with your family!
Special Features
A tapestry of hope in Rwanda
AUGUST 2, 2018, RWANDA — Families once displaced during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide now thrive and seek to share their good fortune with refugees, displaced people, and people in need.