The sacrifice of Mary’s baby inspires Marilee Pierce Dunker, daughter of World Vision’s founder, to pray for Syrian refugee children.
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Refugees
Voices
Love refugees with the compassion Christ has shown you
In an article published in Christianity Today, World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on the plight of refugees in light of the recent attacks in Paris.
From the Field
Young Syrian refugee dreams of becoming a doctor
Twelve-year-old Ahmad is among thousands of Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon. He loves school, and his dream is to become a doctor.
Voices
A day I will never forget
The heartbreaking, eyewitness account about a Syrian refugee boy, 8-year-old Ibrahim, and the abuse he endures as a field laborer in Lebanon so his family can survive. Hear the testimony of our Lebanon staffer who met him, and her call for help.
Voices
Former child migrant: ‘That could have been me’
Former Vietnam migrant Dr. Vinh Chung reacts to the Syrian refugee crisis and the searing photo of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi: “The body of the lifeless toddler, face down, washed up on the beach is really chilling to me — because that could have been me.”
Voices
War through the eyes of an aid worker
As the conflict in Syria rages on, World Vision’s national communications director in Lebanon talks about the plight of Syrian refugees.
Special Features
South Sudan’s tattered dreams
AUG. 1, 2015, SOUTH SUDAN — Four years after joyously celebrating its independence, South Sudan has plunged into violence. Listen to a special audio report about the complex needs of this fragile country.
From the Field
Children’s emotional scars from Syria’s civil war
Amid conflict in Syria and neighboring countries stemming from Syria’s civil war, a sense of childhood is slipping away for a generation of children.
From the Field
Syrian refugee crisis: Children fleeing violence
Amid shattered dreams and broken hearts in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, Syrian refugee children like Ali, Hassan, Nour, Marie, and Ayat live in haphazard jumbles near the Syrian border.
Iraq crisis: 3 women’s stories
Hope is in short supply among the 3.3 million Iraqis displaced by conflict since mid-2014 and who face little chance of returning home soon. Here are three women’s stories: a surgeon, a physician, and an art therapist. As survivors of the conflict, each illustrates how women are working to bring hope and healing to displaced children and families.