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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.

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From the Field

Winter 2025 magazine

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.

A man feeds a young girl sitting on her mother’s lap. She mimics his open mouth as a spoon comes her way, while surrounded by laughing community members outdoors.
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.

A woman in a blue vest carrying bread walks toward a man with a World Vision vest. A truck with blue siding and a brick are visible in the bright sun.
From the Field

Middle East crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Children in the Middle East are enduring the devastating impacts of armed violence, hunger, psychosocial distress, and disrupted education. Learn how World Vision is supporting affected communities and remains committed to serving the most vulnerable children and families, even in the most dangerous places.

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From the Field

South Sudan crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Since achieving independence in 2011, South Sudan has faced a complex humanitarian crisis, with children among the most impacted. Ongoing conflict, natural disasters, poverty, and mass displacement have sharply increased food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition. Learn how World Vision is responding to the South Sudan crisis and supporting children and families in urgent need.

A young child sits on a woman’s lap, gazing into the camera. Behind them stands a makeshift shelter constructed from sticks.
From the Field

Sudan crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Since even before the conflict began on April 15, 2023, Sudan has faced a severe humanitarian crisis. To date, thousands of lives have been lost and 14.3 million people displaced, including 7 million children — the largest number of children displaced globally, as result of the conflict in Sudan. Ongoing violence is compounding an existing hunger crisis, endangering millions and threatening famine. Explore key crisis facts and how World Vision is responding to support impacted children, their families, and communities.

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