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From the Field

Spring 2025 magazine

Through our new digital magazine, we invite you to explore real stories of transformation, resilience, and hope — to meet a mother holding onto hope after her child’s recovery from malnutrition, a family navigating childbirth without access to clean water, a teacher shaping new beginnings in her childhood classroom, and more. Follow the links to dive deeper into these journeys — and witness how love and perseverance are transforming futures.

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From the Field

Teaching where she once learned

Former sponsored child Phanet, 19, now teaches fifth grade in the same rural Cambodian classroom where she once studied. With support from World Vision’s sponsorship program, her family’s farm grew into a thriving business, and Phanet overcame challenges to pursue her education. Today, she is determined to pass on the gift of learning to the next generation, while continuing to dream herself.

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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 threatening vulnerable populations. Learn more about the situation that is affecting millions of people in Haiti and how World Vision is responding to the crisis.

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From the Field

In photos: 24 memorable moments from 2024

In 2024, the lives of millions were upended by war, disasters, and hunger. As World Vision responded, we witnessed courage and resilient hope through encounters with hardship. See incredible images captured by World Vision communicators throughout this year.

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Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham talk film, tour, and sponsorship

Brandon Lake, a Grammy and Dove Award-winning artist, joined forces with Phil Wickham, a Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning artist, for the Summer Nights Worship Tour, visiting 17 cities across this U.S. this past August. The two partnered with World Vision to help connect children in need with sponsors. Later this month, a documentary about their tour called FOR THE ONE hits theaters for a one-weekend-only event October 27–29.

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From the Field

Sheep and sponsorship: A winning combination

Elmer and his wife, Ana Elizabeth, were ostracized by their community when Elmer came down with COVID-19 in early 2020. That was just the beginning of the illness’s impact on their lives, which has also included difficulty earning a living since Elmer has struggled with long-term health complications. But today, through a combination of World Vision child sponsorship and Gift Catalog sheep, the family is thriving and feeling new hope.

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