Thankful for her child sponsor’s investment, Raquel Feagins now devotes her life to others as a chaplain committed to living out her faith.
News & Stories
From the Field
Economic empowerment: Helping hardworking parents
When loans transformed a Grace Graka’s life, she transformed her community in Zambia.
Change Makers
Join author Debbie Macomber in knitting blankets
Join best-selling author Debbie Macomber as she knits blankets and sweaters for children in need, and learn how she got started knitting!
From the Field
Weathering the storm: Child sponsorship leads to better world for children
Can children escape poverty? We think so — with the help of child sponsorship that benefits children, their families, and their communities.
From the Field
Combating preventable diseases in Uganda, Afghanistan
In Uganda and Afghanistan, volunteers are the front line of health services, helping pregnant women and treating common but potentially fatal diseases.
Syrian refugee children: A story in 23 photos
If you could see through the eyes of a Syrian refugee child, what would life look like? See what life is like in a tent settlement in Lebanon.
Syrian refugee children: A story in 23 photos
If you could see through the eyes of a Syrian refugee child, what would life look like? See what life is like in a tent settlement in Lebanon.
Change Makers
When the world becomes a classroom
In 2014, the Owens family from California circled the globe to visit their sponsored children and teach their kids about other cultures.
Voices
Regarding Henry’s nutrition in Honduras
In rural Honduras, World Vision’s Common Pot program learns from families whose children are thriving and teaches those lessons to other families to help them better cook for and nourish their children! See the transformative difference that better nutrition makes.
Prayers
Five tips for praying globally
We tend to want to talk to God about the people and situations we know well, enabling us to pray specifically. It’s a lot harder to lift up the needs in countries you’ve never visited, praying for people and issues you can’t name. Here are some tips for embracing the world God loves in your prayer time.
Change Makers
A perfect day: Making sponsorship real
After several trips to Haiti, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had to do it — I just had to meet the girls I sponsor. In December 2015, I finally did.
From the Field
Who welcomes refugees? A country you wouldn’t expect
Find out which small East African country rolls out the welcome mat and hosts more than half a million refugees, the eighth largest number in the world.
