At an unforgettable conference for pastors in South Sudan, Marilee Pierce Dunker met extraordinary men and women whose courage and faith continue to inspire her.
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Sponsoring a child turns skeptic into a believer
A skeptic in Texas was inspired to sponsor a child. Years later, she had a ‘divine appointment’ in Uganda, making her a believer in child sponsorship forever.
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World Vision child sponsorship works
Does child sponsorship work? Wouldn’t it be more efficient to not focus on individual children? Marilee Pierce Dunker finds answers in surprising places.
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In the Dominican Republic, good news on extreme poverty
Despite continued heartbreak in the most difficult places in the world, over the past few decades there has been incredible progress in the fight against extreme poverty. In the Dominican Republic, Rich Stearns witnessed “the opposite of the usual story of global poverty.” See what this looks like!
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Rainbows and water in Zambia
For people like Molly in Zambia, water is life … and a challenge. As blogger Rachel Teodoro walks in Molly’s shoes, learn how God’s “heart breaks for the challenges that these people face” but how he is there and the transformation already underway.
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Our mother died because she ran too slow
Our team recently traveled to South Sudan, where they met a family of four siblings, orphaned and displaced by war, having recently lost their mother.
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Q&A: Hope at home in Honduras
In today’s Q&A, Matt Stephens — our senior adviser for child protection — answers the question of why children from Central America are leaving home and explores how World Vision is working to address the root causes of this crisis by promoting hope at home.
From the Field
Ebola survivor brings dignity to burials
Maseray Kamara knows Ebola’s toll firsthand. The virus took her husband and sister during its rampage through Sierra Leone. Ebola struck her as well, but she survived.
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Solving the puzzle of poverty with child sponsorship
World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on how child sponsorship allows World Vision to tackle a wide range of community problems and create lasting change.
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Brimming with hope: Clean water transforms a Zambian village
Zambian families waited decades for clean water. Then one day, life was transformed — clean water changes everything.