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[Video] Would you rather…

Posted on December 4, 2012 by World Vision social media team in Gift Catalog

Kris Allen was invited to play soccer with the children.

We asked — and you answered. We asked you to take a vote on our Facebook page: Would rather see Kris Allen carry chicken feed on his head, or play soccer with the kids in Kenya?...

The most humbling thing about it all…

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Kris Allen in Gift Catalog

Kris Allen, host of the 2012 True Spirit of Christmas tour, has been traveling with World Vision across Kenya for over a week now. During this time, he’s had the chance to meet amazing people, participate in new experiences, and go places he had never been before. Today, Kris shares what he has been thinking throughout his experience....

Chickens: Small gift, big impact

Posted on December 3, 2012 by World Vision social media team in Gift Catalog

Mary knows the True Spirit of Christmas personally — because she has experienced a life-changing gift for herself. World Vision provided Mary with nine chickens as a source of income and nutrition. Kris Allen, host of World Vision’s 2012 True Spirit of Christmas Tour, had the chance to meet Mary and her seven children — and hear how these chickens from the World Vision Gift Catalog have changed their lives for the better....

How chickens can change a life

Posted on December 2, 2012 by World Vision social media team in Gift Catalog

“If I could capture a photo of what was in my heart that day, it would have been wonderful to see.” says Mary, a mother of seven in Turkana. What momentous occasion was she describing?...

Child sponsorship opens the door to a better future

Posted on December 1, 2012 by World Vision social media team in Child Sponsorship, Gift Catalog

Josh Cox, world-class runner and America’s record-holder for the 50K, meets his sponsored child, Rodgers, as part of this year’s True Spirit of Christmas Tour. Josh shares how sponsorship has changed Rodgers’ life, family, and community — and his own life....