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“It never says in the Bible to care for the least of these
only if you get a good return on your investment,
but you do want to know that your money is being utilized
in the most efficient way possible ...”
—Robert Abernathy, retired healthcare CEO
Visionary Profile - Laura and Robert Abernathy
Retired nurse and retired healthcare CEO
$6 million investment
Mother & Child Health Signature Initiative
 Laura and Robert Abernathy had no idea what God had in store for them when their neighborhood Bible study read The Hole in Our Gospel by World Vision U.S. President Emeritus Rich Stearns. A little more than five years later, as they reflect on that time, Laura, 61, said, “It really touched our hearts. Both Robert and I have been Christians since we were children and been involved in mission projects, mission programs, our churches, and other organizations. But we were convicted that we were not really touching the least of these.”
Within six months of that deep conviction from the Holy Spirit, Laura and Robert joined World Vision’s National Leadership Council — a core group of passionate and influential World Vision donor partners — and made their first transformational philanthropic gift to World Vision.
“We were all-in,” said Robert, 63, a former senior vice president at Kimberly-Clark and most recently the retired CEO of Read the rest
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