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What brought us joy in 2020?

December 3, 2020By Samantha Urban TarrantAdvocate Stories No Comments
What brought us joy in 2020?

The work of World Vision advocates brought our team so much joy this year. We wish you a Christmas full of peace, and of course, joy!

God is in control: A reflection on the election

November 13, 2020By Nate LanceAdvocate Stories 1 Comment
God is in control: A reflection on the election

Regardless of who is in the White House, or which political party controls Congress, World Vision will continue to work on behalf of vulnerable children.

What our advocacy team is thankful for this year

November 5, 2020By Samantha Urban TarrantAdvocate Stories No Comments
What our advocacy team is thankful for this year

As we near Thanksgiving and search our hearts, our team found quite a few things we were thankful for this year!

Christian advocacy 101: 6 ways we prep advocates for action!

December 6, 2019By Katie TaylorAdvocate Stories, Learn About Advocacy No Comments
Christian advocacy 101: 6 ways we prep advocates for action!

Should Christians be advocates? How? At World Vision Advocacy Camp, advocates from around the country learned how to use biblical advocacy to change hearts.

When prayers are answered: An advocate story

September 18, 2019By WV AdvocacyAdvocate Stories, Learn About Advocacy No Comments
When prayers are answered: An advocate story

Brad and Diana were nervous about their first meetings with their members of Congress, but God blessed their efforts in a big way!

Why I’m not giving up on Central American aid

July 16, 2019By Guest AuthorAdvocate Stories, Child Protection, Foreign Assistance 3 Comments
Why I’m not giving up on Central American aid

After Emily visited Guatemala, she boldly advocated against cuts to Central America. The results were not what she hoped — here’s why she’s not giving up.

Asking for $60 billion: An advocate story

June 4, 2019By Katie TaylorAdvocate Stories, Foreign Assistance, Learn About Advocacy No Comments
Asking for $60 billion: An advocate story

Davis started by emailing his members of Congress, but he felt a pull to do more. He didn’t realize his next step would be asking for $60 billion.

New perspective: a child sponsor takes on advocacy

April 10, 2019By Katie TaylorAdvocate Stories, Foreign Assistance, Learn About Advocacy No Comments
New perspective: a child sponsor takes on advocacy

Carol was a child sponsor for years before becoming an advocate. She says of her advocacy work: “It’s not about, ‘Are you being successful?’, it’s about, ‘Are you serving the Lord?'”

Davis’s story: Why he changed his mind about advocacy

April 1, 2019By Katie TaylorAdvocate Stories, Foreign Assistance, Learn About Advocacy No Comments
Davis’s story: Why he changed his mind about advocacy

Davis knew he wanted to work alongside those in extreme poverty, but he was skeptical about advocacy. Then he went to Tanzania…

Advocate interview: Pastor Jon Odom of Tulsa on why Christians should stand with those in need

November 28, 2018By Samantha Urban TarrantAdvocate Stories, Bible Verses No Comments
Advocate interview: Pastor Jon Odom of Tulsa on why Christians should stand with those in need

“The reason Christians should engage in these kinds of conversations and come to know their legislators is that we’re ambassadors for Christ.”

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