On October 28, 2025, Hurricane Melissa intensified into a dangerous Category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph and even stronger gusts, The storm is just hours away from making landfall in Jamaica. It brings life-threatening flash flooding, landslides, catastrophic winds, and storm surge, making it one of the strongest landfalls recorded in the Atlantic Basin. Communities in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas face catastrophic flooding, landslides, and food insecurity. World Vision teams are on the ground in Haiti, helping preparing families for impact. Learn how you can support disaster relief efforts and pray for those affected.
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From the Field
How’d they do that: DIY Christmas crafts from around the world
There’s something special about handmade crafts at Christmastime. So we asked some of the children and families we help around the world to share their favorite Christmas crafts with you! Learn how to make DIY Christmas crafts from Armenia, Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, Lesotho, and the Philippines.
Change Makers
Finding a purpose to fulfill
Donors to World Vision’s Every Last One campaign find they not only change lives worldwide but that God also changed them as they stepped out in faith. Here, a woman shares how she decided to get involved and how her life changed as a result.
From the Field
2017 Hurricane Irma: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
In 2017, Hurricane Irma was the fifth-costliest storm to hit the continental U.S. since 1900, causing approximately $50 billion in damage. Learn more about the Hurricane Irma and how to help communities impacted by disasters like the hurricane in the U.S.
From the Field
2017 Hurricane Maria: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Families are still recovering from Hurricane Maria after the monster storm devastated Puerto Rico and much of the Caribbean last September.
From the Field
How World Vision does child protection around the world
More than half of the world’s children experience some form of violence every year. World Vision protects children and looks out for their well-being by ensuring communities and faith leaders are actively working to identify and support children in need; advocating for children’s rights; and providing for immediate needs, such as emergency shelter and essential care.
Prayers
Covering the world in prayer: Pray for the Caribbean
Join with us to pray for the Caribbean, specifically World Vision’s work in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the least developed country in the Western Hemisphere. The Dominican Republic enjoys a stronger economy, but still 40% of its residents live in poverty. Both countries struggle with the lingering effects of major natural disasters.
From the Field
Photos of the most generous places in the world
When our writers and photographers travel, they visit some of the most generous places in the world. They are received with hospitality, but also get to witness generosity passed on to others. Through their eyes and photos, see this sacrificial giving spread.
Prayers
Hurricane Irma: Pray for Florida, Caribbean
As Hurricane Irma continues its path of destruction, Florida is bracing for the worst. Pray for people evacuating and those already impacted in the Caribbean.
From the Field
What children around the world would give their moms for Mother’s Day
World Vision sponsored children share what they would give their moms if they could give them anything in the world this Mother’s Day.