Through our Spring 2026 digital issue of World Vision magazine, explore powerful stories of hope, resilience, and transformation from around the world — from a promise kept in Ghana to an update on the hunger crisis in Sudan to how child sponsorship is helping children grow up healthy in Ecuador to a young woman breaking barriers — as well as the U.S.
News & Stories
Disability Inclusion
From the Field
From isolation to inclusion: After spending seven years hidden away, a child has a new future with opportunity ahead
For seven years, stigma kept 10-year-old Masresha hidden inside. Today, through World Vision support, she walks to school, plays with friends, and learns with joy. Her transformation inspires her family to defy harmful beliefs and nurture hope in their Ethiopian community.
From the Field
Restoring dignity in Senegal: How child sponsorship helps siblings with disabilities thrive
After years of stigma and barriers, siblings with disabilities in Senegal find hope, freedom, and inclusion as a result of World Vision’s community-based child sponsorship program. “Children living with disabilities are no longer rejected or hidden away,” says Mariama, 15.
Change Makers
Reasons to hope: Finding light in hard times
In a world shaped by conflict, hunger, and crisis, discover powerful reasons to hope in hard times through faith, resilience, and stories of compassion in action.
From the Field
25 memorable moments from 2025
In 2025, millions of lives were upended by war, disasters, and hunger. As World Vision responded, we witnessed courage and resilient hope in the midst of hardship. Read as photographers from World Vision’s U.S. office share particular moments and photos that moved them.
Special Features
Abraham’s journey: Unstoppable
Solina makes sure her son Abraham, who has cerebral palsy, is able to attend school, even if means she has to carry him on her back. Follow their epic daily journey in this black-and-white photo essay.
From the Field
What you need to know about the global water crisis in photos and videos
The global water crisis affects millions of people, with 703 million lacking access to clean water. Explore this critical topic through powerful photos and videos captured by World Vision communicators, and learn how World Vision is responding.
From the Field
In photos: 24 memorable moments from 2024
In 2024, the lives of millions were upended by war, disasters, and hunger. As World Vision responded, we witnessed courage and resilient hope through encounters with hardship. See incredible images captured by World Vision communicators throughout this year.
From the Field
Mother won’t give up on daughter with disability
Xinxin was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was just a baby. Her mother, Xiaofei, poured time and resources into her rehabilitation, but she lacked support from her family. Relatives didn’t think it was worth it to invest in a child with special needs. But Xiaofei wouldn’t give up. When she found support for Xinxin through World Vision and its partners, she found new hope. Now, she wants to share her hope with other parents of children with disabilities: “I hope parents do not give up.”
Prayers
Explore the meaning of Matthew 25 through prayer
As Christians, we have a choice: respond to unsettling realities in the world with fear and avoidance, or follow Jesus in responding to the greatest needs of our day with love and hope. Reflecting on Matthew 25, pray with us for World Vision’s work around the world.