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Rich Stearns on Independence, God, and South Sudan

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Pre-independence celebrations in Juba. ©2011 Abraham Nhial/World Vision
God wasn’t the first thing on my mind on Monday, the Fourth of July. Truthfully, the only credit I can give myself is that I was thanking God for the three-day weekend. It’s not far-fetched to say that most Americans likely think of Independence Day as more of an outdoor show than an obvious reason to thank and honor God. That’s why articles like Rich Stearns’ in the Huffington Post are kind of a divine challenge for me — a reminder that peace and freedom are reasons to thank God, and that with Independence there is struggle, but also hope. May South Sudan’s first Independence Day be that of the latter. And may Rich’s article challenge you as it has...
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South Sudan: Countdown to independence [video]

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South Sudan: Countdown to Independence | World Vision Blog
You can almost feel the excitement in Juba from half a world way here in our office in the United States.  As I talk to our staff from South Sudan’s capital city nearly every day, I hear it in their voice and the stories they tell me.  The city is on edge, eager for tomorrow’s independence ceremony, colorful banners hang in the streets and people wear t-shirts emblazoned with the new country’s flag. As the world watches and waits, I’ll be watching and waiting too, praying for a safe transition and peace for the children of South Sudan. South Sudan will become the world’s newest country tomorrow, July 9. As the South Sudanese prepare for their grand celebration, children are...
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Following Coach Richt to Honduras — a trip that changes lives

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"Welcome Mark and Katharyn Richt" sign at a World Vision community in Honduras. ©2011 Erin Aspegren/World Vision
World Vision? What’s that? An optician with delusions of grandeur? A new psychic helpline? A few months ago, I had no idea. Then there came a curious off-season story from the most watched sports beat here at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: University of Georgia football. Bulldogs fans were all atwitter over a report that head coach Mark Richt had put his vacation lake home up for sale. That prompted wide speculation that after two disappointing seasons he was selling off as a hedge against the possibility of being fired this year........
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PUR genius

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In Cambodia, Kean's family has changed to drink purified and to use purified water for cooking thanks to PUR packets. ©2011 Vichheka Sok/World Vision
We’ve mentioned before our outstanding corporate partner, Procter and Gamble (P&G). And maybe you even heard about their big milestone a couple of months ago: providing their 3 billionth liter of clean drinking water to the developing world with PUR water packets in partnership with World Vision. But what you might not have heard is the fascinating story of how P&G’s PUR “clean water venture” got started....
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A new hope through independence

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Southern Sudan preliminary results announcement celebration in Juba, South Sudan on January 30, 2011. ©2011 Abraham Nhial/World Vision
It’s a long journey from the backyard barbecues and fireworks of our own Fourth of July festivities to the Republic of South Sudan, a new country that will be born in just days from today on July 9. I’m willing to bet, though, that our traditional summer celebration will seem downright routine compared to the life-changing nature of South Sudan’s first birthday. At first glance, it may seem as though future citizens of South Sudan don’t have much to be grateful for or much to celebrate. They will be receiving the poorest corner of one of the poorest countries on earth — a place beset by hunger, disease, and war. According to a 2007 government study (pdf), mothers in Southern...
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