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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Election Day: 7 questions to ask your candidates before you vote
Here are some questions you can ask your candidates before the election, and tips on how to shift the conversation to Biblical justice and care for the poor.
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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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7 ways to empower women and girls
To celebrate International Day of the Girl Child on Oct. 11, here are seven easy ways to make a big difference in the lives of daughters, sisters, and mothers around the world — and right in our own neighborhoods.
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Top 5 ways to raise a generous child at any age
How do you raise your children to be generous when the world tells them they just need more stuff? Here are 5 tips to raise a generous child.
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What does the Bible say about refugees?
You won’t find the word “refugee” in the Bible, but there are principles in God’s Word for how his people are to treat those who are called “strangers,” “foreigners,” and “sojourners” in our translations. In Matthew 25, Jesus says that how we treat “strangers” indicates whether or not we are his followers. Disciples’ behavior should include hospitality to strangers. And the New Testament epistles use the term “strangers” as a metaphor for our status before we professed faith in Jesus Christ.
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What does the Bible say about children?
As Christians, we turn to the Bible as our guide for living. Here are seven practical things we learn about children from its pages.
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Rich Stearns’ leadership through the years
World Vision scored major victories in the war against poverty during Rich Stearns’ 20-year presidency. He will retire effective Oct. 1, 2018.
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‘They shaped us and showed us the way’
World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns’ children, now grown, share the lessons they learned from their parents about giving, generosity, and compassion.