As South Sudanese refugees arrive in Uganda, they reach a new, unwanted home — but life in these homes hacked from the Ugandan bush is the best option they have.
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When God closes the loop
John Huddle answered his daughter’s plea to sponsor a child in Kenya. He talks about how God spoke to him and why child sponsorship is important to him and his family.
The gospel is a gift we must share
Rich Stearns ponders how sometimes a simple gift can change a life and multiply on in unforeseen ways. He received the gift of the gospel.
World Food Day: Preventing famine is better than its cure
For World Food Day, Rich Stearns describes meeting children in Kenya and how consistent, long-term care helps strengthen communities against crisis.
National Farmer’s Day: From Iowa to Zimbabwe
Having grown up on a family farm in Iowa, our expert Dan Norell reflects on his work today supporting rural farmers in Zimbabwe for National Farmer’s Day.
Podcast with blogger Kristen Howerton (Rage Against the Minivan)
This podcast, listen to an interview with Kristen Howerton, a popular blogger who has been operating Rage Against the Minivan since 2006. She recently traveled with World Vision to Iraq and Lebanon and was generous enough to be interviewed, ironically, in the back of a minivan.
A safety net to protect vulnerable school girls
This World Teacher Day, find out how St. Elizabeth’s school for girls in Kenya serves as a safety net for vulnerable girls facing child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM).
International Coffee Day: Missing school for hunger
Although Joseph didn’t finish first grade because he has to help harvest coffee to feed his family, hunger hasn’t erased his hopes of going back to school.
Clean water: This generation’s moon shot
Humanity has never been able to bring clean water to everyone. But now there’s a goal to do so, and World Vision is playing a leading role in achieving this “moon shot.”
Podcast with Pastor Dave Schmidgall from National Community Church
This podcast we talk with Pastor Dave Schmidgall from National Community Church in Washington, D.C. about meeting Syrian refugees in Lebanon and how to put your faith in action here at home.