On August 14, 2021, Haiti was rattled by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that ravaged the island’s southern peninsula. The shockwaves spread panic across the island, brought death and desolation to thousands of families, overwhelmed hospitals, flattened buildings, and trapped people under rubble in at least two cities. Read firsthand accounts from a World Vision communications officer and survivors.
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Q&A: Actor Kel Mitchell
Actor Kel Mitchell of Good Burger, All That, and Kenan & Kel has teamed up with World Vision for the Global 6K for Water on May 22, 2021.
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Christian parents: A convicting challenge for us and our kids
Erin Weidemann, speaker and author of the Bible Belles series, shares how parents can be intentional about raising the new generation of Christian disciples who follow Jesus’ greatest commandment and care about others in the world.
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A miraculous transformation in Kenya
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.
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From the World Vision U.S. president: Prayer delivers clean water in Ethiopia
In arid Durame, Ethiopia, organizations had drilled six times for clean water, without success. When World Vision arrived to attempt, the people might have said not to bother, since everyone else had failed. Instead they said, “We must pray and fast, and the Lord will bring us water.” Prayer made all the difference.
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Hearing and using the inside voice
Allmomdoes podcast host Julie Lyles Carr shares how inside voices are important to listen to and use as adults and how those voices impact World Vision’s work in communities around the globe.
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Advent prayer guide by Pastor Danielle Strickland
Join author Danielle Strickland as she pauses to pray during this especially chaotic Christmas season. Take postures of surrender, generosity, and mission, taking time to build a more peaceful life in the Advent season.
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Choose joy and help Debbie Macomber make masks for people in need
Best-selling author Debbie Macomber has empowered knitters for years through Knit for Kids and World Vision. Now she is encouraging people to sew masks that will be included in World Vision’s Family Emergency Kits, which are distributed to families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Q&A: Sadie Robertson Huff, author and actress
Sadie Robertson Huff — author, speaker, actress, and part of “Duck Dynasty” — talks about the year that was 2020, the holidays, and why she partnered with the World Vision Gift Catalog by designing the “Circle of Hope” wraparound ring.
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The Good Samaritan as a roadmap toward racial justice
Jesus’ parable of the good Samaritan offers a roadmap of how to be a better neighbor when confronting issues of racial injustice.