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More than 48,000 people worldwide laced up for World Vision's 2018 Global 6K for Water May 19 at 1,075 locations in 16 countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany, Spain, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, and Australia. Hear from everyday change-makers about the life-changing experience of bringing clean water to more than 63,000 people.

Global 6K for Water: Get fit as a family and grow your faith

Most people will walk the 6K, some will run, some will push strollers, and a few crazy athletes will do the 6K while carrying a heavy jerry can full of water! Whatever you choose, training can be a great family fitness activity.

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When you walk or run the Global 6K for Water, you provide life-changing clean water to one person! You can create even more impact by becoming a host site and gathering friends and family to walk and run with you. Check out what people like you have to say about how easy and impactful it is to host the Global 6K for Water.

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Churches, schools, corporations rally for clean water as 6K host sites

When you walk or run the Global 6K for Water, you provide life-changing clean water to one person! You can create even more impact by becoming a host site and gathering friends and family to walk and run with you. Check out what people like you have to say about how easy and impactful it is to host the Global 6K for Water.

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A local water crisis in a small Kansas town sparked a teacher’s interest in bringing her community together as a World Vision Global 6K for Water host site.

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Kansas school unites community as Global 6K for Water host site

Kim and Mendy revel in the impact each person makes by hosting or participating in World Vision’s Global 6K for Water. In 2017, Mendy had hoped to get 10 people to sign up. In 2019, she and Kim aim to get 500 participants to raise $15,000 for clean water.

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Here are some basic facts about World Vision, how child sponsorship works, and why you won’t regret investing in a child’s life.

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Facts about how child sponsorship works

So, you’re interested in sponsoring a child. But you’re on the fence because you’re not sure how it works — or if it works. Here are some basic facts about how World Vision child sponsorship works and why you won’t regret investing in a child’s life.

When you sponsor a child through World Vision, you join a movement of 604,000 people in the United States who give up about $1.30 a day to impact a child for a lifetime. World Vision child sponsorship is Christ-centered, child-focused, and community-based. We’re serious when we say that for every child sponsored, four more experience the benefits.

Child Sponsorship

Participants cheer during the 2018 Global 6K for Water May 19 in Placerville, California.

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Global 6K participants walk for water

World Vision’s Global 6K for Water is a one-day event where people from all over the world walk and run 6K in their own neighborhoods to bring lasting clean water to children in need. Every step you take is one they won’t have to. Check out what people like you have to say about how easy and impactful it is to walk or run the Global 6K for Water.

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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!

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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!

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Hurricane Florence didn’t dampen the spirits of Child Ambassador Randi Jo Rooks and her family. In fact, she found that sponsoring children through World Vision allowed her family to let go of material goods long before Hurricane Florence forced them to let go.

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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.

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Greg Loewer, Lisa Cummins, Beylynda Gentry, and Christina Bradic meet with Senator Tim Kaine's Deputy State Director and Legislative Assistant Keren Charles Dongo on Capitol Hill during the World Vision Pastor and Influencer Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.

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Your role as an advocate

The Bible calls Christians to advocate for those who need help, and that can seem daunting, but we each have a role to play because advocacy is a partnership.

Christian Faith

The Bible clearly calls Christians to advocate for those in need.

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What does the Bible say about advocacy?

What does the Bible say about advocacy? As Christians, God calls us to speak up and advocate for people in need. Here is a sampling of verses about advocacy.