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Celebrating 20 years with 30 Hour Famine

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Michele Tvedt in Christian Witness, Stories

30 Hour Famine chapel at World Vision U.S. headquarters on February 23, 2011.

The 30 Hour Famine began in the 1970s when World Vision New Zealand and World Vision Australia sought ways to engage youth on global issues. World Vision U.S. adopted the Famine in 1992 through partnerships with churches, youth groups, and students who desired to fight global hunger. Some 20 years later.......

Are you an ‘ageist’?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Rich Stearns in Stories

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, five children play together n front of their home. (Alain Mwaku/WV/2010)

Any of us would be horrified to be accused of being a racist — someone who has a hatred or intolerance of another race. But I actually think that many of us are ‘closet ageists’ — people who discriminate against persons of a certain age group — especially when it comes to children and youth. Most often, the term ‘ageist’.......