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5 great Christmas gifts that may surprise you
You can give goat poop for Christmas, or the most iconic fridge photo ever: gifts that will actually change lives. See 5 Christmas gifts that may surprise you.
Universal Children’s Day: A reason to listen
As parents, it’s much easier to talk than to listen. But listening is what our children need us to do. It’s a hallmark of World Vision’s work to involve everyone in decision making — men, women, and children. Every year on November 20, Universal Children’s Day reminds us to listen to children around the world, children who see problems from a point of view that we adults have long forgotten.
For South Sudanese refugees, surely there is something better
As South Sudanese refugees arrive in Uganda, they reach a new, unwanted home — but life in these homes hacked from the Ugandan bush is the best option they have.
When God closes the loop
John Huddle answered his daughter’s plea to sponsor a child in Kenya. He talks about how God spoke to him and why child sponsorship is important to him and his family.
The gospel is a gift we must share
Rich Stearns ponders how sometimes a simple gift can change a life and multiply on in unforeseen ways. He received the gift of the gospel.
World Food Day: Preventing famine is better than its cure
For World Food Day, Rich Stearns describes meeting children in Kenya and how consistent, long-term care helps strengthen communities against crisis.
National Farmer’s Day: From Iowa to Zimbabwe
Having grown up on a family farm in Iowa, our expert Dan Norell reflects on his work today supporting rural farmers in Zimbabwe for National Farmer’s Day.
Podcast with blogger Kristen Howerton (Rage Against the Minivan)
This podcast, listen to an interview with Kristen Howerton, a popular blogger who has been operating Rage Against the Minivan since 2006. She recently traveled with World Vision to Iraq and Lebanon and was generous enough to be interviewed, ironically, in the back of a minivan.
A safety net to protect vulnerable school girls
This World Teacher Day, find out how St. Elizabeth’s school for girls in Kenya serves as a safety net for vulnerable girls facing child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM).