Many names help give meaning to a person’s life. For International Day of Happiness, we’re celebrating children around the world with the name Happy! Hear what makes some of our Happy-named staff happy, and see a fun way that you can bring a little happiness to the world today.
News & Stories
Child Sponsorship
From the Field
Blessings overflow: Clean water makes Everlyn’s future bright
Everlyn’s in school, her mother’s garden is thriving, and her family’s faith is stronger. Child sponsorship and clean water have made all the difference.
From the Field
Dorcas no longer drinks water from the dead-dog pond
Dorcas, 9, carried dirty water home four times a day from a pond where animals drank, and sometimes died. Everything changed when World Vision dug a well.
Voices
Child sponsorship: Seeing the faces of the world
David Henriksen has been a sponsor with World Vision since 2003 and is the CEO of iDisciple. Today, he writes about what is most powerful about seeing the faces of his sponsored children and ponders how Jesus sees the faces of the people in our world.
Voices
The gift of a goat leads Modester down a road less traveled
Many young women in rural Africa face difficult futures, but not Modester. At 18, she is one of the top students in all of Zambia! She’s headed for university and whatever big dream she may have in mind. See what made the difference.
Special Features
Unusual angels: Gift Catalog chickens a family’s saving grace
NOV. 28, 2016, ZAMBIA — Chickens and goats from World Vision’s Gift Catalog and child sponsorship set a family on a path to prosperity.
Prayers
Praying the Psalms: ‘He has been good to me’
Join us in praying Psalm 13:6 over 9-year-old Rosemary, her family, and the work World Vision is doing to release families like hers from generational poverty.
From the Field
Forgive, don’t forget: Reconciliation overcomes crises
Memories are impossible to erase, but healing can happen. Restored relationships are possible even in the worst of situations. Here are some inspiring stories of reconciliation to give you hope.
From the Field
Zambia: The princess and the people
Kasamba Moyo was born into privilege — a princess in fact — but now spends much of her time with people in Zambia who have faced hunger, sickness, and lack of education all brought on by poverty.
Special Features
Family finds hope in gift of goats
NOV. 1, 2016, ZAMBIA — Just a few years ago, Rosemary’s family was stuck in poverty — both physical poverty and poverty of the mind. Then a gift of goats changed everything.