Aid in a pandemic: World Vision faces pandemic’s “perfect storm”, seeks to meet US, global needs
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, on how Christian humanitarian agency World Vision is continuing its work around the world during the coronavirus crisis…
World Vision US convenes year-long racial justice initiative for church staffers
RNS World Vision US, an evangelical Christian humanitarian organisation, is starting a yearlong initiative on racial justice for US pastors. “May We Be One”, which has had two introductory webinars over the summer, plans to convene free monthly sessions for clergy and other staffers on 17th September. The sessions will feature Asian, Black and Latina […]
US evangelicals ask Ivanka Trump to help protect migrant kids
AP More than a dozen prominent evangelicals are appealing to first daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump to help ensure the Trump administration adheres to federal anti-trafficking law in its treatment of unaccompanied migrant children. In a letter to President Donald Trump’s daughter sent Monday, the evangelical leaders laud Ivanka Trump for her recent declaration that human […]
The Interview: World Vision US President Edgar Sandoval, Sr, says “all hands on deck” for pandemic
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with World Vision US President Edgar Sandoval, Sr, about the organisation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic…
Rich Stearns to retire from charity behemoth World Vision US
RNS Rich Stearns, president of World Vision, US, sits with children in the Kurdish region of Iraq who have been displaced by the conflict in their country. PICTURE: Kari Constanza/World Vision Rich Stearns will retire as president of World Vision US, the Christian humanitarian agency known for its focus on children, after two decades building it […]