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Former pastor Steve Spear now works with World Vision since completing his run across America to raise money for water for children in Africa. (©2013 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)
Change Makers

New journey for former pastor after run across America

  • Clean Water Stories
The children of Syria have have borne the brunt of violence and tragedy, while millions have fled. Meet Ola, a child whose laughter would give way to tears.
Voices

My encounter with a child of Syria

  • Blog
  • SyriaJordan
A dream inspires a retired carpenter to bike across America to raise money for World Vision water projects in Kenya.
Change Makers

What’s Keith Richards’ brother-in-law doing for World Vision?

  • Clean Water Stories
The Drop-In Center in Yangon, Myanmar is a place where the battle for survival is being won and street children are being blessed with hope.
Voices

Children living on the streets of Myanmar find hope

  • Child Protection Stories
  • Myanmar
Through a growing group of U.S. child sponsors, struggling families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are daring to believe that miracles are possible.
From the Field

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Miracle in the making

  • Child Sponsorship
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
For Valentine's Day, we give thanks for the love our supporters have shown us, our work, and the children we serve in five photos.
Voices

Valentine’s Day: Messages of love

  • Blog
Pastor Keith Stewart reflects on how deep satisfaction comes when God uses our human weaknesses for his higher purposes.
Voices

Texas pastor runs a marathon for his sponsored child

  • Child Sponsorship
The daughter of World Vision’s founder shares how a little girl named Joy in Uganda helped her put her faith into action through child sponsorship.
Voices

Joy, my sponsored child, chose me

  • Child Sponsorship
8 miles for water: A Wisconsin couple launched a fundraiser called “8 Miles for Water,” in recognition of a Kenyan woman who walked that many miles each day to get water.
Change Makers

Wisconsin walkers raise money for clean water in Kenya

  • Clean Water Stories
Baby Parul, 8 months old, lives in a brothel with her mother, who works as a sex worker.
Special Features

Children of the brothel

  • Child Protection Stories
  • Bangladesh
Now the first and only professional in his family, a father of two in El Salvador reflects on the impact of child sponsorship in his spiritual life and career path.
From the Field

El Salvador father recalls sponsorship’s role in his spiritual life

  • Child Sponsorship
  • El Salvador
Sedra, 7, her parents, and her six siblings, ages 1 to 11, feared for their lives as they fled their war-torn nation, running away with only the clothes on their backs as they headed to the Jordanian border. They now live in Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan.
Special Features

Crying for their country

  • Refugee Crisis
  • SyriaJordan
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