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Operation Seasweep: A 32-year story of God’s provision

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Thirty-two years ago, World Vision reported the rescue story of Operation Seasweep, the boat Mr. Vinh Chung was on, in the August 1979 issue of World Vision Magazine. Mr. Chung recently retold his story at our headquarters office. I spoke with him afterward for a fuller picture of his life after Seasweep and the miracle of God’s provision for his family. Two very different parts of Vinh Chung’s life meet when he walks on a beach. In an instant, the smell of sea salt takes the 36-year-old skin cancer surgeon back to his 1979 exodus from Vietnam. Just four years old at the time, Vinh recalls fleeing the southern city of Ca Mau by boat from the Mekong River Delta...
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An aid worker’s answers about the Horn of Africa

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On Tuesday, we asked you what questions you have about disaster aid and assistance, in an effort to help you better understand the current humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa and its implications for aid recipients and aid donors. Betsy Baldwin, whom we introduced you to, answered some of your most pressing questions. Read the post that started this: Ask an aid worker about the Horn of Africa. Betsy is a program officer for World Vision Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs, currently focusing on relief efforts in the Horn of Africa, where 12.4 million people are affected by drought and famine. She has degrees in civil engineering from Iowa State University and Virginia Tech, and has worked in relief development...
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Ask an aid worker about the Horn of Africa

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Update: read the follow-up post: An aid worker’s answers about the Horn of Africa Want to know more about managing household finance? Talk to Suze Ormann. Health advice? Watch Dr. Oz. General wisdom? Google, of course. But what about those disasters all over the news? It looks like a lot is going on…. or not? Who should you ask to find out about the issues in a big disaster response, like the current drought and famine in the Horn of Africa? You ask an aid worker. Why? Because they’re out in the disaster zone talking to survivors and assessing needs, determining the scale and involvement of response, identifying funding sources for assistance plans, writing proposals communicating with donors about needs...
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Ask a humanitarian… Tough questions answered!

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At the end of last week, Rachel Held Evans, one of the fabulous bloggers headed with us to Bolivia, asked her readers what tough questions they had about child sponsorship, humanitarian work, and World Vision. I dug for answers to the questions they asked with the help of colleagues across our organization. Perhaps you or others you know have wondered what the answers are to these questions. And if you have any other questions for us, just ask! Writing next time from Bolivia, Carla Here’s a couple of my fave questions on Rachel’s blog… (The follow is an excerpt from Rachel Held Evans’ interview “Ask a humanitarian… (Carla responds)“) Question from Elizabeth: How does child sponsorship help the community at...
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What would you paddle 6,000 miles for?

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About a week ago I got this great email from a colleague telling me all about this recent college graduate who is embarking on a 15-month adventure around the Great Loop. (I confess I didn’t know what the Great Loop is so I looked it up: The Great Loop is a continuous waterway around the eastern United States and Canada… The route ranges from 5,000 to 7,500 miles, passing through many states and several climate zones. Source: http://www.paddleforwells.com) So, needless, to say… the Great Loop is basically an extraordinary waterway that would be no easy or quick trip for anyone. And what’s more? Josh Tart is going to paddle the whole thing in his kayak. (This is where you and...
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