Monthly Archives: January 2011

Why registration matters: Children are cared for and protected

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World Vision helps sexually exploited girls by providing transitional housing in Cambodia.
It’s the middle of the night in the Albanian capital city of Tirana. Romeo looks into the policemen’s eyes. He tells them his name. They go to look him up. They find no record of little Romeo. They don’t know where he was born, who his parents are, or how old he really is. They ask each other, “Who is this kid?” Do you remember when you got......
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A time to dance: Children experience love of God and their neighbors

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Children dance and sing
A few weeks ago I was standing in the rural village of Drobonso, Ghana. It was Sunday morning and I was there as part of a World Vision team reporting on the delivery of new bibles for children – one of the many transformational gifts that World Vision provides to children and adults hungry for God's word, or to support youth Bible clubs in African......
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Pink Floyd got it wrong: Children are educated for life

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Children in Africa receive education
When I was a kid in high school in England, a rock band called Pink Floyd released a hit single called “Another Brick in the Wall.” I still vividly remember the lyrics … I’m not sure whether my rather strict geography teacher, Mr. Clift, was familiar with the song, but I’m certain he would not have approved. Whenever we grumbled......
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A kick in the ribs: Children enjoy good health

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20-week ultrasound of Andrea's baby boy, due February 2, 2011.
My son has really long feet. Well, at least I think he does. I’ve only seen them during my 20-week ultrasound, but every day, I am reminded of these feet as they practice future soccer skills on my right ribs. Sometime during the next few weeks, I’ll actually get to see these feet, tickle those toes. As I approach the birth of my first child......
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Coming ‘home’ to uncertainty

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A child inspects World Vision relief kits before distribution at a transit camp in southern Sudan. The kits include soap, a blanket, a mosquito net and plastic sheets. (Geoffrey Denye Kalebbo/WV)
When the president of Sudan, Omar Al Bashir, visited the South Sudanese city of Juba a few days ahead of the January 9 referendum, I was among the thousands who turned up to welcome him. Despite the scorching sun, I humbly joined my countrymen to welcome His Excellency the President. He reiterated that he would be the first to recognize......
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