This August edition is brimming with reasons to celebrate! As a valued member of our Philanthropy family, you’re fueling lasting change in communities around the world. Delve into these stories to witness the incredible ways God is at work through your partnership.
In this edition:
Celebrate a major milestone! See how your partnership has helped1 million Rwandans gain access to clean water.
Learn Damaris’s secret to living a full life in western Kenya.
Discover how savings groups empower people living in extreme poverty — especially women.
Reflect with Edgar Sandoval Sr. on how gardens parallel God’s work in World Vision communities around the world — and in our own lives.
Edgar Sandoval Sr., president and CEO of World Vision, with Merci, 13, at a World Vision water point in Rwanda.
In 2018, as former World Vision president Richard Stearns was completing his tenure, he met with the prime minister of Rwanda to set an ambitious parting goal: to ensure access to clean water for everyone, everywhere World Vision works in Rwanda. This year, that goal became a life-changing reality for over 1 million people!
Discover the inspiring local perspective and hear firsthand from current president and CEO, Edgar Sandoval Sr., in a special article featured in Rwanda’s own TheNew Times newspaper. Your support is helping make lasting transformation possible in Rwanda.
Equipped with three chicks and a fresh perspective, Damaris became a catalyst for change in her community.
People often think of poverty as a lack of resources, so they attempt to tackle it using tangible approaches. But it’s just as vital to address the very real spiritual component of poverty. As a Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision is uniquely able to speak into this.
You’ll be inspired when you read about Damaris’s journey of transformation through World Vision’s Biblical Empowered Worldview training. She’s learned the secret to living a full life — and she’s sharing it with others!
Wrebby’s family was able to break free from poverty, thanks to their hard work and the benefits of savings groups.
Through World Vision and the generosity of partners like you, every 60 seconds, a family gets the tools to overcome poverty. One of those tools? Savings groups, which offer women entrepreneurs a way to support each other in saving for the future and building financial resilience.
Wrebby was struggling to provide for her family in Zambia. Under the pressures of poverty, her marriage was strained, bringing her and her husband to the verge of divorce. But then they asked God to intervene …
Learn how God answered their prayers when Wrebby joined a savings group — and how savings groups are empowering women and families to thrive.
Rehema and Tuva in Kenya proudly display their tomato harvest.
Edgar Sandoval Sr. shares a reflection on World Vision’s “harvest” — prompted by his own tomato growing.
In the golden hours of late afternoon, the bright red tomatoes in my garden are big, heavy, and delicious. I relish watering and weeding my plants and watching tomatoes appear and ripen on the vine.
In the quiet of my garden, I often think about biblical references to planting and sowing. The harvest metaphor has been helpful for me in understanding how God uses World Vision to bear witness to the good news of Jesus Christ around the world. You might see some parallels in your own life …
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