As World Vision marks 75 years of walking alongside children and families, this digital magazine winter edition celebrates what God has done so far. You’ll meet children growing into their dreams, families planting seeds of change, and communities rising together. These stories honor God’s faithfulness and love that continues to reach across generations and around the world.
News & Stories
Change Makers
5 reasons to share your blessings on Giving Tuesday
Why should you donate on Giving Tuesday? Here are five reasons why sharing your blessings on Giving Tuesday, December 2, will brighten your holidays — and kids’ and families’ lives.
From the Field
During disasters, World Vision’s Pastor Ambassadors bring spiritual support
During disasters, World Vision’s Pastor Ambassadors bring encouragement and spiritual support to other pastors and to people reeling from the effects of the disaster.
From the Field
Sudan crisis: Stories of survival, hope, and relief
View stories, videos, and updates about the Sudan crisis and World Vision’s response — compiled in one place. Explore the unfolding crisis in Sudan, view survivors’ stories, and learn how World Vision is delivering lifesaving aid to affected communities in the region.
From the Field
Hurricane Melissa: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Hurricane Melissa carved a path of destruction across the Caribbean, causing fatalities, widespread flooding, and significant damage. The Category 5 storm made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025. Communities in the Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica are now facing catastrophic flooding, landslides, and food insecurity. World Vision teams are on the ground in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, helping families recover. In Jamaica, World Vision is coordinating hurricane disaster relief efforts through our local partnerships. Learn how you can support disaster relief efforts, and pray for those affected.
From the Field
Catching rain and changing lives in Papua New Guinea
In Mamagota, Papua New Guinea, families once drank from a contaminated creek, causing frequent illness. A World Vision rainwater catchment system installed in 2023 now provides clean water, easing the burden on families and improving children’s health.
From the Field
25 memorable moments from 2025
In 2025, millions of lives were upended by war, disasters, and hunger. As World Vision responded, we witnessed courage and resilient hope in the midst of hardship. Read as photographers from World Vision’s U.S. office share particular moments and photos that moved them.
From the Field
Top 10 most dangerous places in the world to be a child
These are the 10 most dangerous places in the world today — not just for travelers, but for the children and families who call these places home. From war and political instability to extreme hunger and displacement, these regions face immense challenges. Here’s what’s happening and how organizations like World Vision are working to bring hope through food, water, protection, and more.
From the Field
Super Typhoon Fung-wong: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in the Philippines on November 9, 2025, bringing destructive winds, torrential rain, and widespread flooding. More than 1 million people were forced to evacuate as the powerful storm battered communities already struggling to recover from Typhoon Kalmaegi and a series of recent earthquakes. With harvests wiped out in key farming regions and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed, families are now facing urgent needs for clean water, food, shelter, and protection. World Vision teams are on the ground responding to the most vulnerable children and families while assessing long-term recovery needs.
Voices
From the World Vision U.S. president: 75 years of belief
World Vision President and CEO Edgar Sandoval Sr. reflects on feeding a malnourished child named Mone in Ethiopia and how moments like this reveal both the challenges families face and the power of faith in action. Marking World Vision’s 75th anniversary, he looks back on decades of God’s faithfulness, from war-torn Korea to today’s global crises, and shares a bold vision as we look toward the future.
Voices
Remembering God’s faithfulness and trusting Him for the future
In this editor’s letter, we pause to remember how far God has brought us. Drawing from 1 Samuel 7, where Samuel sets up a stone of remembrance and calls it Ebenezer, this reflection marks World Vision’s 75th anniversary as a moment to look back with gratitude and forward with faith. The stories in this issue serve as our own “stone of help,” celebrating decades of God’s faithfulness through the stories of lives changed, including our own.
Change Makers
A foundation of faith
A Sunday school teacher’s gift and prayer to a young Bob Pierce sparked something that would one day reach across the world. That small act of faith led him to follow God’s call, planting the roots of World Vision and decades of global impact. Now, 75 years later, those seeds continue to grow, transforming lives and communities around the world.
