Tag Archives: World Vision Magazine

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

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Eugene Lee, WV publications in Stories

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...

A radio star’s humble beginnings

Posted on June 7, 2011 by James Addis in Child Sponsorship

Former sponsored child, Lloyd is a broadcast journalist with MIJ Radio in Malawi, Africa. © Wezzie Banda/World Vision

Editor’s note: You may remember reading about Lloyd Phiri, former sponsored child, in the summer 2011 issue of World Vision Magazine. Because June marks the anniversary of the official patenting of the radio back in 1896, we’re again featuring this story of a sponsored-child-turned-radio-announcer. Turn on the radio in the city of Blantyre — the major commercial center of the southern African country of Malawi — and you may hear the melodious voice of Lloyd Phiri reading the news. Lloyd is the announcer and controller of news and current affairs for MIJ Radio. MIJ (Malawi Institute of Journalism) Radio is a non-governmental station that hones the skills of the country’s best up-and-coming journalists. Lloyd joined MIJ Radio after serving as...

Disaster disadvantage [infographic]

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jane Sutton-Redner in Disaster Relief

Last year’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti was all-consuming for a time, dominating the news and mobilizing compassion from all corners of the world. During those first few months, it was hard to imagine that Haiti’s suffering could fall off the radar. But shortly after Haiti’s one-year anniversary came fresh disasters—New Zealand’s earthquake and Japan’s quake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis. Scenes of destruction in formerly functional cities, tragic stories, and the threat of radiation riveted media attention and provoked fears that something this bad could happen to us. (And then it did, with last month’s killer storms and tornadoes in the U.S. South.)...