As we celebrate America this holiday weekend, World Vision USA president Richard Stearns reminds us that we are citizens of Christ first. God has blessed our nation, but for Christians those blessings come with a purpose. See the priorities our faith commands.
News & Stories
Faith
Change Makers
5 steps to revolutionize relationships
The fact that all people are created in God’s image is “a startling realization that calls us to reassess our relationships,” says Dr. Jayakumar Christian.
Voices
God calls us to picture every child as our own
World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on how God calls us to look at “somebody else’s children” in the way he sees them and love them as he does.
Change Makers
Service is key to raising confident, caring, and faith-filled children
Studies have shown that demonstrating compassion for others can be a powerful act of faith. Service, more than any other spiritual activity, helps children — and all of us, really — take hold of their faith.
Change Makers
A California church commits to praying for refugees
Inspired by Nigerian widows, Grace Fellowship Community Church decided to go beyond simple fundraising and commit to intentional prayer for refugees.
Change Makers
Turning tears of compassion into transformation
When Arkansas pastor David Johnson went to Kenya, he had no idea that his life, his wife, his children, and their church would never be the same.
From the Field
Demonstrating Christ’s love in Armenia
In east-central Armenia, apostolic church pastors and World Vision joined forces to create a place for Sunday school that would serve local youth.
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.
Voices
Christmas in Appalachia: Loving people who struggle in poverty
During the Christmas season and beyond, to truly love people in need is to receive the divine gift that allows us to work together and find lasting solutions to poverty.
Voices
What Christmas means to me: A recommitment to service
Collins Kaumba, a World Vision staff member in Zambia, says a doctor gave him the gift of life. At Christmas, this compels him to wonder what he has done for others.