World Vision President and CEO Edgar Sandoval Sr. reflects on feeding a malnourished child named Mone in Ethiopia and how moments like this reveal both the challenges families face and the power of faith in action. Marking World Vision’s 75th anniversary, he looks back on decades of God’s faithfulness, from war-torn Korea to today’s global crises, and shares a bold vision as we look toward the future.
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Remembering God’s faithfulness and trusting Him for the future
In this editor’s letter, we pause to remember how far God has brought us. Drawing from 1 Samuel 7, where Samuel sets up a stone of remembrance and calls it Ebenezer, this reflection marks World Vision’s 75th anniversary as a moment to look back with gratitude and forward with faith. The stories in this issue serve as our own “stone of help,” celebrating decades of God’s faithfulness through the stories of lives changed, including our own.
From the World Vision U.S. president: Transformation one life at a time
World Vision U.S. president and CEO Edgar Sandoval Sr. witnessed how Biblical Empowered Worldview changed a life in Guatemala.
A mother’s strength and an AIDS death sentence
Today in Africa, HIV and AIDS is no longer a death sentence due to antiretroviral medications. A World Vision communicator shares her perspective of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the 90s and 2000s, when it was a much different story — a tragic story for women like Grace.
From the World Vision U.S. president: Bridge the distance
World Vision U.S. president and CEO visited Adré, Chad, where hundreds of people crowded under a bridge as they fled conflict in Sudan. Once they arrive at the border, World Vision is helping people as they go through the process of entering a new country and providing short-term assistance.
Fueled by passion and purpose: Melissa Joan Hart shares her story of being a World Vision Celebrity Ambassador
Melissa Joan Hart shares her passion for helping communities both locally and internationally as a World Vision Celebrity Ambassador and child sponsor.
Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham talk film, tour, and sponsorship
Brandon Lake, a Grammy and Dove Award-winning artist, joined forces with Phil Wickham, a Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning artist, for the Summer Nights Worship Tour, visiting 17 cities across this U.S. this past August. The two partnered with World Vision to help connect children in need with sponsors. Later this month, a documentary about their tour called FOR THE ONE hits theaters for a one-weekend-only event October 27–29.
From the World Vision U.S. president: Ready to shine
When Edgar Sandoval Sr. visited World Vision’s Youth Ready program in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, he met people who have learned entrepreneurial skills that will equip them for success in life.
Tayshia Adams gives back
Television host and multimedia personality Tayshia Adams cares about giving back and helping others. Tayshia supports World Vision’s Gift Catalog, refugee work, and child sponsorship.
From the World Vision U.S. president: Water for the win
World Vision U.S. President and CEO Edgar Sandoval Sr. joyfully shares how World Vision has reached completed a project called “Finish the job” by reaching 1 million people with clean water in Rwanda.