Last summer, bestselling author Debbie Macomber traveled to Kenya as the spokesperson for World Vision’s Knit for Kids program to help hand out hand-knitted gifts of love! For Debbie, knitting is more than an amazing way to help children around the world … it’s also personal. Read her story!
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From the Field
2014 life frames: Storytelling from World Vision photographers
World Vision’s award-winning photographers travel around the world every year, capturing moments of God’s grace and faithfulness as we follow Jesus’ example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. They bring back stories that inspire us to action and compassion.
Voices
Celebrating 1 billion liters of clean water
Dr. Greg Allgood, vice president for World Vision water, writes about the miracles he’s experienced along his journey with World Vision and P&G to provide 1 billion liters of clean drinking water. To mark this milestone, he announces new plans for the future of our work.
From the Field
2013 life frames: Storytelling from World Vision photographers
World Vision’s award-winning photographers travel around the world every year, capturing moments of God’s grace and faithfulness as we follow Jesus’ example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. They bring back stories that inspire us to action and compassion.
From the Field
Horn of Africa: From relief to resiliency
Farmers in eastern Kenya are learning how to provide enough food for their families by protecting themselves from increasingly frequent dry spells.
Voices
Education brings joy to girls in Kenya
Microsoft Vice President Margo Day shows God’s love by building a school to provide education for girls in Kenya’s North Rift Valley.
From the Field
Former sponsored child challenges Kenya’s ruling authority
Challenging the ruling authority can be dangerous — just ask Kenya’s Ben Koissaba. In 2004, this former sponsored child led the Maasai’s first peaceful protest in Nairobi. Five years later, as his views continued to clash with the Kenyan government of the time, Ben sought political asylum in the U.S.
Special Features
Famine no more
FEB. 1, 2012, KENYA — The recent crisis in the Horn of Africa — so reminiscent of the 1980s — may suggest that fighting famine is futile. But better tools, heavier hitters, and the benefits of child sponsorship are saving lives.
From the Field
A former sponsored child’s natural beauty
A former sponsored child in Kenya completed high school and then trained as a hair stylist and opened her own salon in 2005. Now, she supports several orphans and uses her business to train disadvantaged youth to become hair stylists.
Voices
Disaster response in hot spots around the world
Today we’re providing you with a quick snapshot of what’s happening in five hot spots around the globe — where your generous support is helping people cope with and recover from disasters and crisis situations.