Thankful for her child sponsor’s investment, Raquel Feagins now devotes her life to others as a chaplain committed to living out her faith.
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From the Field
Economic empowerment: Helping hardworking parents
When loans transformed a Grace Graka’s life, she transformed her community in Zambia.
From the Field
Weathering the storm: Child sponsorship leads to better world for children
Can children escape poverty? We think so — with the help of child sponsorship that benefits children, their families, and their communities.
From the Field
Combating preventable diseases in Uganda, Afghanistan
In Uganda and Afghanistan, volunteers are the front line of health services, helping pregnant women and treating common but potentially fatal diseases.
Change Makers
When the world becomes a classroom
In 2014, the Owens family from California circled the globe to visit their sponsored children and teach their kids about other cultures.
Prayers
Five tips for praying globally
We tend to want to talk to God about the people and situations we know well, enabling us to pray specifically. It’s a lot harder to lift up the needs in countries you’ve never visited, praying for people and issues you can’t name. Here are some tips for embracing the world God loves in your prayer time.
From the Field
Child mortality: Top causes, best solutions
While the number of preventable child deaths has dropped dramatically, child mortality is still a problem. A few simple solutions can save even more lives.
Voices
Christmas in Appalachia: Loving people who struggle in poverty
During the Christmas season and beyond, to truly love people in need is to receive the divine gift that allows us to work together and find lasting solutions to poverty.
Voices
What Christmas means to me: A recommitment to service
Collins Kaumba, a World Vision staff member in Zambia, says a doctor gave him the gift of life. At Christmas, this compels him to wonder what he has done for others.
From the Field
Life frames: Our favorite photos of 2015
World Vision’s photographers captured thousands of moments in 2015. Here are their favorite photos — and the stories behind them.