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Since communism’s fall, Christmas in Romania is joyful
In Romania, Christmas is a sacred day — and a reminder of how even communism’s stranglehold cannot outlaw faith in many peoples’ hearts.
Give thanks: Thanksgiving and Black Friday
For Thanksgiving and Black Friday World Vision U.S. president Rich Stearns reflects on his recent trip to Bangladesh.
A personal passion for Christ
Marilee Pierce Dunker reflects on how a generation of men influenced the world for God — starting on their knees in prayer.
Serving with your God-given passion
World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on how God has given us all a calling, and when we pursue our God-given passion, extraordinary things can happen.
The Lord of the harvest
Jesus refers to God as “the Lord of the harvest” (Matthew 9:38). How do you reflect God’s bounty in your everyday life? Guest blogger Benjamin L. Corey encourages us to put God in his place this harvest season.
Finding encouragement amid trials and tribulations
I have to admit that I have felt a bit like Gideon this past year as I have watched the unspeakable violence happening against God’s people in places like Iraq, Syria, and South Sudan. I have been tempted to ask as Gideon did — “Where are You, God?”
An army that marches on its knees
There has never been a day that World Vision staff are not praying for direction, for provision, for healing, for forgiveness — and for mountains to move.
Economic empowerment gives hope to India’s Bru tribe
Dozens of Bru tribe families in India have homes of their own, thanks to the economic empowerment program called “Land for the Landless.”
Kony, child soldiers, and remembering Margaret
Writer Kari Costanza recalls her trip to Gulu, Uganda, a place made infamous by Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army. It was also there that Margaret Alerotek, a World Vision communications staff member in Uganda, had taken her last meal.