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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.
From the Field
From heartbreak to hope: 65 years of disaster response
Starting in 1950 with the Korean War, World Vision has responded to the most urgent disasters and humanitarian crises around the world, providing immediate aid.
From the Field
Microloans make an unexpected CEO
Jacqueline has faced many harsh circumstances in her life … She lost family members to disease and war. When she became a mother, she could barely afford to provide for her children. Find out how a microloan helped turn her life around.
From the Field
Reconciliation is at the heart of this Rwandan love story
The story of Christine and Emile tells of a love that could only happen between two people trained in reconciliation. Christine’s family was all killed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Emile’s family were Hutus. His cousins and uncles had gone to prison.
Voices
A Chicago church finds its fit in serving the world — and runs with it
Faith Church Senior Pastor Bob Bouwer reflects on how God often uses the most quirky or seemingly insignificant gifts or passions to glorify his name and advance his kingdom near us and around the world.
Voices
Reflections and remembrances from a former World Vision U.S. president
Former World Vision U.S. President Bob Seiple reflects on painful anniversaries, from the horror of the Rwanda genocide to orphans in Romania, and redemptive moments.
Special Features
Rwanda: 20 years later
APRIL 1, 2014, RWANDA — In 1994, Rwanda was as ruined as any spot on earth after an implosion of violence killed 800,000 people in 100 days. How could the country ever overcome such hatred and horror? It would take a miracle. Through World Vision’s reconciliation programming, healing has given way to hope.
From the Field
Bill and Chelsea Clinton visit a Rwanda water project
Former President Bill Clinton and his daughter, Chelsea Clinton, got a personal look at the toll of unsafe water on a community as part of their visit to Groupe Scholaire Camp Kanombe primary school in Kigali, Rwanda.
Voices
Rwandan genocide anniversary: A Thursday at the pool in Kigali
Today marks the 19-year anniversary of the beginning of the Rwandan genocide that took the lives of almost 800,000 people in 1994. Our videographer Tom Costanza visited the “Hotel Rwanda” in February, and recalls his trip and the tragedy 19 years before.