To help children around the world survive to the age of 5, JD Chandler, a DJ at K-LOVE who recently visited children in Niger, will host a radiothon on November 20 to help find sponsors for children in need.
News & Stories
Africa
Special Features
Here’s to the givers
NOV. 1, 2012 — Here’s to the givers of the world … givers of all sizes and ages, from different walks of life and various income levels. They give not because of a date on the calendar but because they are God’s beloved cheerful givers. Their stories show the impact of relatively simple gifts in developing countries.
Special Features
Net effect
NOV. 1, 2012, MOZAMBIQUE — In malaria-prone Mozambique, two girls live very different lives. One is protected by a mosquito bed net; the other is not. A handful of gossamer threads treated with insecticide makes all the difference.
Special Features
From Alabama to India, with love
NOV. 1, 2012, UNITED STATES — Children in Alabama with the Brown House ministry are learning that the world is smaller than they thought by sponsoring a child and donating to the World Vision Gift Catalog.
Change Makers
Bright idea: A Wisconsin church brings solar light to Rwanda
A Wisconsin church provides solar lights for children in Rwanda after an off-hand comment during a project visit sparked a movement to help children study.
Voices
Why did I pray?
Writer Kari Costanza explains that she feels God as stories unfold. When people tell her their stories in a way that is dignified and true, she knows finding them had nothing to do with her.
Voices
Stand by your son: The story of Lopez Lomong’s mom
Any mom would be proud to see her son compete in the Olympic Games, but for the woman who adopted Lopez Lomong, a Lost Boy of Sudan, she has more to be proud of.
Voices
Lopez Lomong: A day in the life of an Olympian
World Vision photographer Jon Warren traveled to Flagstaff, Arizona, to spend a day with former lost boy of Sudan, Lopez Lomong, before he left to compete in London. See what a day looks like for Lopez as he trains for the Olympics.
Voices
Lopez Lomong’s childhood story of terror
Born in war-torn South Sudan, Lopez Lomong was kidnapped by rebel soldiers at the age of 6 with two foreseeable futures: being forced to kill as a child soldier, or being killed himself. Hear from him about the day of his abduction.
Voices
Lopez Lomong: From Sudanese ‘Lost Boy’ to U.S. Olympian
Lopez Lomong, Olympian and South Sudan native, is partnering with World Vision to bring help and hope to children and families in his home country who continue to struggle one year after the celebration of its independence. Read the story of Lopez, and let us know your thoughts!