Marilee Pierce Dunker, daughter of World Vision’s founder, chronicles her visits over the years with her sponsored child, Olivia, in Zambia.
News & Stories
Change Makers
Texas bikers ride to provide children with clean water
Fort Worth Harley-Davidson store owners Mark and Jennifer Smith convinced a room full of Texan bikers to solve a problem most Americans couldn’t imagine.
Voices
Opening our hearts to the little children
Reflecting on the humanitarian crisis of vulnerable children along the U. S. border, Rich Stearns — president of World Vision U.S. — writes that, following Jesus, “the best solutions come from a compassionate heart.”
From the Field
A lesson from the 1980s Ethiopia famine: First, we pray
David Ward led the team that set up World Vision feeding centers across Ethiopia during the 1980s famine. He shares the story of the massive relief and rehabilitation program’s improbable beginning.
Voices
Family Food Kits provide freedom from hunger in America
As we celebrate our nation’s freedom tomorrow, many in America remain bound by hunger — including almost 16 million children. Our U.S. Programs are working to help bring freedom from hunger to families across our nation.
Voices
Reflections and remembrances from a former World Vision U.S. president
Former World Vision U.S. President Bob Seiple reflects on painful anniversaries, from the horror of the Rwanda genocide to orphans in Romania, and redemptive moments.
Voices
‘Astounding’ progress in the effort to end poverty
World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns talks about the progress made in tackling the root causes of poverty — together, we are winning the fight.
Voices
The ‘mother’ heart of God
Through World Vision sponsorship, over the past eight years, members of a California church have sponsored 500 children in two critically impoverished areas of Malawi.
From the Field
Art touches hearts as students ‘step outside of the bubble’
High school art students learn about more than art in Anna Wadman’s class in Westlake Village, California — they also learn about life.
From the Field
Sponsorship: A safeguard against child marriage of girls
The story of Habtam in Ethiopia illustrates how girls in developing countries are often not valued — and how child sponsorship can help empower girls.
From the Field
Sponsor changes the heart, mind of sponsored child
When she was a child, World Vision sponsorship set a Thai woman on the path to improving her life, her family’s well-being, and the health in her community.
Voices
Some people just shine
Some people just shine. It doesn’t matter where they live, how they dress, or how poor their circumstances. In this Romanian family, the light of hope between father and son is nearly blinding.
