Monthly Archives: April 2011

Easter in Colombia

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Martha, 11, and Mara, 7, outside their home in Colombia during Lent. (WV)
Editor’s note: Celebrating Easter, including its preparation, is distinct to religious tradition and cultural custom. Candelaria, a World Vision community volunteer, and her daughters Martha and Mara describe how their family prepares and celebrates Easter according to Catholic tradition in Colombia. The following post was written by World Vision field communicators Ivon Curevo and Astrid Zacipa. There is a Wednesday ever year in which Candelaria, 29, and her husband Carlos, 46, go with their daughters Marta, 11, and Mara, 7, to the nearest Catholic Church to receive from the priest the imposition of the “Cross of Ashes”. “You are dust and to dust you shall become,” says the priest, while drawing the symbol of the cross on their foreheads with...
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But then came Sunday…

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But then came Sunday… | World Vision blog
Just a few weeks ago, I walked in those places where Jesus walked in the Holy Land. It dawned on me yet again that Jesus did almost everything differently than conventional wisdom would have dictated. I visited Capernaum and Galilee, where most of His three-year ministry took place — a “hick town” ten days’ journey from Jerusalem. Not the best location to start a movement that would change the world. I also walked in the Garden of Gethsemane, where He prayed in agony that night — and then on to Jerusalem, where He appeared before Caiaphas and Pilate, and where He was beaten and spit upon. Jesus was no conquering hero in the manner of Caesar or Alexander the Great....
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Painting with words

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In Peru, 4-year-old Viviana is the first to recite poetry at a World Vision "entrepreneurs club" for kids. (Ester Luis/WV/2010)
As you may have noticed in March’s Refrigerator galleries paintings post, sponsored children are quite the talented artists. Since April is National Poetry Month, I wanted to share other beautiful “paintings” with you, this time in the words of sponsored children from communities in Romania, the Philippines and Colombia. Special thanks to our field communicators who have shared and translated the following poems for us. The return of spring By: Andreea, Romania Beloved spring You hardly came into the country. But with your loving voice, Everybody you have awakened. As you come year after year, You chase away the winter under a wave Of warmth and colour Every day is a holiday. The winter you push away You never look...
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ACT:S to end malaria

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In Mozambique, children sleep under bed nets to protect themselves from malaria. (Andrea Peer/WV)
Editor’s note: In lieu of World Malaria Day (Monday, April 25th), the following post was written for us by our friends at RELEVANT Magazine. Recently, the RELEVANT staff became aware of a problem. If you watch the news (who does that anymore?), or follow the news feed on Facebook or check in online with the media outlet of your choice, you know the world is in trouble. Our world’s issues have created issues that have created more issues that could lead one to believe the world, in its current state, is not right. How does one respond when the world seems to be on fire? Apathy is our worldview Some have chosen to bury their heads in the sand and...
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The valley

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In Turkana, Kenya, shepherd boys watch their goats as they graze. (Abby Metty/WV/2011)
Editor’s note: Upon returning from her trip to Kenya earlier this month, Abby wrote the following reflection. Read also the prequel to this post, Modern times, ancient stories. I’ve never been in a place so desolate, so barren. Sand and scrubby trees stretched for miles. We drove for hours without seeing another person, save for one herdsman begging for water in 105-degree heat. When I stepped out of the car, the sand burned my feet through the soles of my shoes. Two weeks ago I traveled with a World Vision team to Turkana — a marginalized, isolated territory in northwest Kenya’s Rift Valley. When you arrive there, the locals tell you, “You’ve left Kenya.” They don’t consider themselves part of...
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