News & Stories

A local water crisis in a small Kansas town sparked a teacher’s interest in bringing her community together as a World Vision Global 6K for Water host site.
Change Makers

Kansas school unites community as Global 6K for Water host site

As we begin Lent this year, pastor Greg Holder reflects on World Vision’s Matthew 25 Challenge and how it helped his church make God’s love an action.
Voices

Matthew 25 Challenge: The beauty of the incarnation

In 2017, Wendy Eckman ran the Seattle Rock n Roll marathon as part of Team World Vision to raise money for clean water in Africa. She ran in between her chemo appointments and finished strong!
Change Makers

Beating cancer while running a marathon

Christmas is the perfect time to remember White Jade, World Vision’s first sponsored child.
Voices

The story of White Jade, World Vision’s first sponsored child

Nearly 3.5 million children and youth participate in World Vision discipleship and values education to strengthen their faith, their relationships, and their sense of self-worth.
From the Field

5 ways we help children experience the love of God

Hurricane Florence didn’t dampen the spirits of Child Ambassador Randi Jo Rooks and her family. In fact, she found that sponsoring children through World Vision allowed her family to let go of material goods long before Hurricane Florence forced them to let go.
Change Makers

How God and a hurricane sent an American family on a new journey

Jhalak, left, reads with his sister at the reading corner his family created in their home in Nepal. Reading corners are part of the literacy program World Vision created to increase literacy rates in Nepal.
From the Field

Literacy rates are improving in Nepal

Sunset over tent settlement in Lebanon.
Special Features

Love breaks through in Lebanon

Dr. Paul Osteen spends months each year doing medical missions in Africa, where he witnesses God’s miracles of healing performed by compassionate believers.
Voices

Beautiful feet: A story of medical missions

World Vision U.S. President Edgar Sandoval Sr. reflects on how we can expect nothing short of miracles when we yield to the Miracle Worker.
Voices

When you yield to the Spirit, expect miracles

Olympic snowboarder Kelly Clark receives a hug from her sponsored child in Zambia.
Voices

Q&A: Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Kelly Clark

Tania is only 16; she runs her household and is engaged in child labor. But she has begun attending a World Vision center to help her catch up on her education.
From the Field

Child labor: Head of the house as a child