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From the Field

In the kitchen: Zacusca

World Vision brought Romanian families together in a cooperative that turned the community’s overabundance of eggplant and peppers — formerly used as animal fodder — into jars of tasty spread called zacusca that they could sell for income year-round, not just at harvest time.

Voices

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 Field

Zika virus: Facts, symptoms, and how to help

Discover essential information about the mosquito-borne Zika virus, including the symptoms, prevention, and the significant 2015–2016 outbreak. Learn how Zika can cause serious birth defects like microcephaly. And find out the latest update on Zika.

From the Field

Give what grows: How animals build futures

When donors give animals through World Vision’s Gift Catalog, they’re also giving so much more — an ongoing source of food and nutrition, a sustainable income, and trainings for animal owners that support their financial health and mindset growth. It’s a combination that can truly lead to transformed lives for families around the world. Here are a few stories of how the gift of an animal can grow into all this and more.

Change Makers

What does the Bible say about refugees and displaced people?

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.