Jesse, 16, saved his paychecks for nearly three years to build a home for a struggling woman and her children through the World Vision Gift Catalog. He sacrificed himself through physical labor and resisting temptation to spend his hard-earned money so that a family he doesn’t even know could have a better life.
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Christmas Gift Catalog gift guide
Need Christmas gift ideas or last minute gifts? Check out our Gift Catalog Christmas gift guide, full of life-changing gifts for everyone on your list!
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No goats, no glory: Sunday school students give the gift of goats
A pastor’s challenge inspires a Sunday school teacher and her students to give the gift of goats.
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Global 6K, Matthew 25 Challenge instill a vision in future leaders
World Vision’s Matthew 25 Challenge and Global 6K for Water help make poverty real for students in a middle-school class in Ohio. Find out how you too can act on your faith!
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Father’s Day gift ideas that pay it forward
If your dad already seems to have everything, you might be looking for something different for Father’s Day — a gift with lasting significance. Check out our Father’s Day gift guide.
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World Vision U.S. announces new president: Edgar Sandoval Sr.
After an extensive national search, World Vision U.S. has selected Edgar Sandoval Sr. to serve as its next president, effective Oct. 1. Edgar will succeed Rich Stearns.
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Refugee portrait project paints Syrian children to provide aid to crisis
A group of 23 artists in Illinois has found a way to help refugees through their art — they paint portraits of Syrian children and give the proceeds to charity. They call it “Painting Syria’s Children: The Refugee Portrait Project.”
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In the kitchen: Armenian honey cake recipe
Families in rural Armenia are beekeeping to pull out of poverty. It’s is also the essential ingredient in this humble yet scrumptious honey cake. Get the recipe and watch a video showing how to make it!
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Adulting 101: How to be a generous grown-up
Adulting 101: One of the perks and challenges of “adulting” is finally having your own income. You get to learn how to spend your hard-earned money and how to give generously.
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Giving Quiz: What kind of giver are you?
This quick, fun giving quiz will tell you what kind of giver you are. Find out if you’re an Oprah, Bono, Bill Gates, Princess Diana, or a Mother Teresa.