In 2014, the Owens family from California circled the globe to visit their sponsored children and teach their kids about other cultures.
News & Stories
Voices
Regarding Henry’s nutrition in Honduras
In rural Honduras, World Vision’s Common Pot program learns from families whose children are thriving and teaches those lessons to other families to help them better cook for and nourish their children! See the transformative difference that better nutrition makes.
Prayers
Five tips for praying globally
We tend to want to talk to God about the people and situations we know well, enabling us to pray specifically. It’s a lot harder to lift up the needs in countries you’ve never visited, praying for people and issues you can’t name. Here are some tips for embracing the world God loves in your prayer time.
Change Makers
A perfect day: Making sponsorship real
After several trips to Haiti, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had to do it — I just had to meet the girls I sponsor. In December 2015, I finally did.
From the Field
Who welcomes refugees? A country you wouldn’t expect
Find out which small East African country rolls out the welcome mat and hosts more than half a million refugees, the eighth largest number in the world.
Voices
Why Debbie Macomber knits for kids
Best-selling author Debbie Macomber is the spokesperson for our Knit for Kids program. Today, read how it all began.
Voices
Syrian refugee children write a letter to the world
Children living in Lebanon as refugees from the war in Syria want people to hear them speak about their dreams and struggles. Hear from Syria’s children.
From the Field
Child mortality: Top causes, best solutions
While the number of preventable child deaths has dropped dramatically, child mortality is still a problem. A few simple solutions can save even more lives.
Change Makers
John C. Maxwell partners with World Vision
In his new book, Intentional Living, the New York Times best-selling author challenges readers to live beyond themselves.
Voices
12 steps to a deeper relationship with your sponsored child
What if the best New Year’s resolution you can make is about someone else? This 12-step guide from blogger Rachel Teodoro outlines monthly fun and creative ways that will help you build a deep relationship with the child you sponsor throughout the year!
From the Field
Top humanitarian crises of 2015
What were the top 8 humanitarian crises of 2015? Find out what they were and what World Vision and people like you did to help.
From the Field
2015 humanitarian world news headlines
Humanitarian world news brings you a regularly updated selection of events and trends impacting people and the humanitarian community worldwide in 2015.
