Head into the new year with 11 reasons to have hope in 2023 — read about global development progress and ways World Vision’s work is empowering vulnerable kids and families to overcome poverty.
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Christian Faith Stories
Voices
How I learned to give out of my grief
One woman found joy in supporting World Vision’s work, but when her husband died unexpectedly, she found new meaning in giving a “widow’s offering.” As part of her grieving process, she raised funds to build a water source at a health clinic in Malawi through World Vision.
Change Makers
Students fundraise for Ukraine through World Vision’s Ignite program
Young people have witnessed compelling footage of the war in Ukraine, including heartbreaking images of refugees and displaced families. Moved to act out their faith, students at Christian schools have raised more than $80,000 to provide Ukraine relief through World Vision’s Ignite program, a partnership that helps schools engage students and shape them into global leaders with a biblical worldview. Park Street School in Boston, Massachusetts, raised more than $16,000 through a walkathon after students, faculty, and staff established the “Children Helping Children” Ukraine Fund.
Change Makers
Devotion: 3 stories of God’s joy for all people
This Christmas, we reflect on how the joy Jesus ushered into the world with His birth means good news for the world’s most vulnerable people, many of whom are being empowered out of poverty through World Vision’s work.
From the Field
12 reasons to have hope in 2022
While progress on ending global poverty and boosting development has slowed or stalled because of the pandemic, we still have many reasons to be hopeful. As we see progress in clean water, mother and child health, advocacy work, and more, we can trust that our sovereign God hasn’t stopped working. Read evidences of God’s mercy to His people with these 12 reasons to have hope in 2022.
From the Field
Favorite photos of 2021
In 2021, the world continued to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic along with wars and political unrest. Refugees and displaced peoples fled violence. Natural disasters spread destruction in their wake. But there were also small and big moments of joy to celebrate. See what World Vision’s communicators captured in this extraordinary year.
Voices
Q&A with Kristoffer Polaha, author and actor
Read our Q&A with Kristoffer Polaha to learn what the actor and author’s Christmas traditions are and why he chose to design a handcrafted gift for the 2021 World Vision Gift Catalog.
Voices
Q&A with Patricia Heaton, actor and World Vision supporter
Emmy-winning actor, producer, bestselling author, and World Vision supporter Patricia Heaton sat down with us for a Q&A this Christmas to talk about her handcrafted gift in the 2021 World Vision Gift Catalog and more.
Voices
Q&A: Actress Meagan Good
We spoke with actress and model Meagan Good about why she’s partnering with World Vision to create a Gift Catalog handcrafted gift this Christmas season and what Christmas means to her.
Voices
Q&A: Singer–songwriter Wé McDonald
Singer–songwriter Wé McDonald — whose powerful talents debuted on NBC’s “The Voice” in 2016 — partnered with World Vision to feature a tote in the 2021 Gift Catalog. She sat down with World Vision to talk new music, Christmas traditions, and why her tote makes a perfect gift.