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News & Stories
Natural Disasters
From the Field
2026 Venezuela earthquakes: Fast facts, FAQs, and how to help
Learn more about the 2026 Venezuela earthquake, including fast facts, ongoing impacts, World Vision’s disaster response, and how to help impacted children, their families, and communities.
From the Field
Somalia hunger crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Somalia is facing a worsening hunger crisis in 2026, with millions affected by food insecurity and child malnutrition. Learn facts and how to help.
From the Field
Spring 2026 magazine
Through our Spring 2026 digital issue of World Vision magazine, explore powerful stories of hope, resilience, and transformation from around the world — from a promise kept in Ghana to an update on the hunger crisis in Sudan to how child sponsorship is helping children grow up healthy in Ecuador to a young woman breaking barriers — as well as the U.S.
From the Field
Haiti crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
The current situation in Haiti is dire, with escalating gang violence, sociopolitical instability, and a cholera epidemic, all endangering vulnerable populations. Learn more about the situation that is affecting millions of people in Haiti and how World Vision is responding to the crises.
From the Field
World Vision and Central Texas churches offer flood relief
World Vision’s North Texas Site Manager, John Huddle, recounts his experiences on the ground with church partners in Central Texas immediately following the devastating 2025 floods.
Change Makers
Reasons to hope: Finding light in hard times
In a world shaped by conflict, hunger, and crisis, discover powerful reasons to hope in hard times through faith, resilience, and stories of compassion in action.
From the Field
Gifts following wildfires build community bonds
One year after devastating wildfires ravaged the Los Angeles area, World Vision continues partnering with local church and community-based organizations to ensure that people affected by the fires receive the critical support they need.
From the Field
Hurricane Melissa survivor goes from trapped under her house to helping others
Mickella and her husband were pinned under their house for three hours after it collapsed when Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica in October 2025. Now she and her family are slowly rebuilding, but she is also volunteering with World Vision to help her community.
From the Field
Bonded by disaster: How an American pastor encouraged a Jamaican pastor after Hurricane Melissa
In the aftermath of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, World Vision’s Pastor Ambassadors program is providing spiritual nurture to pastors impacted by the storm in Jamaica as they work to help their communities recover.