In honor of Valentine’s Day, World Vision’s Jonathan Lo reflects on our mandate as Christians to love others the way God loves us....
Puppy love, Jesus, and gongs
Category Archives: Christian Witness
Giving up more than chocolate for Lent
What makes a full life?
James Pedrick, global youth engagement manager for World Vision, discusses Live Life — a six-week campaign for youth and university/college students around the world to experience Easter and Lent in a new way....
Building backpacks: A tangible demonstration of God’s love
One of the great joys in my job is getting to meet many of World Vision’s great church partners. I met one of these church heroes at a Renton, Washington, church. His name is Alex. He told his congregation that God had planted them right in the midst of people whom they wouldn’t reach if they didn’t get out of the church pews. So, Alex walked across the street and introduced himself to members of the staff at Northwood Middle School. This began a partnership with the school in which people from the church mentor students, and the church also hosts a year-end celebration of the teachers....
National Day of Prayer: Pray to end the West Africa hunger crisis
Today is National Day of Prayer, a chance for Christians across the United States to come together around the belief that we serve a God who hears us when we pray. Join us today in lifting up families affected by the food crisis in West Africa. Failed rains have led to poor harvests across the region, affecting as many as 15 million people in six countries — Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Senegal, Chad, and Burkina Faso. Many families have exhausted their traditional means of coping and are cutting back on the number of meals they eat every day. Without access to basic nutrition, growing children may suffer developmental issues that can last a lifetime. Your prayers for these families already affected...