World Vision ACT:S is a network of young people committed to exploring what our faith says about poverty and injustice, using creative activism to bring issues to life and change hearts, and using our voices to advocate on AIDS, malaria, hunger, and child slavery.
If you are not already a member of ACT:S, we encourage you to check out our About page and join the ACT:S network for bi-weekly e-mail updates.
Below are the latest stories, resources, and campaigns. If you would like to contribute, e-mail acts@worldvision.org.
My Bloody Nose: The Power of Sharing Stories
By Jonathan Lo, World Vision ACT:S Faith and Justice Fellow
"I knelt on the dirty black carpet, blood dripping profusely from my nose. Already with a crimson pool full in my hands, I attempted to minimize the mess. My friend, Jess, rushed out of her car and ran to me as soon as she saw and heard the incident. Guilt invaded her own blood as she thought, “If only I hadn’t been selfish and stayed in the car…”
ACT:S Leadership Council Blog: I have a confession to make
By Sarah Brubaker, Lindenwood University
I have a confession to make: I used to change the channel during child sponsorship commercials. The need was simply too overwhelming. As a high school and then college student, I didn’t have the means to support every one of them. I had heard the statistics that there were millions of starving people and millions of children without parents and millions of people dying of AIDS… and I didn’t have that many hands or dollars. I knew I could not help all of them and didn’t know where to start.
That began to change the summer I went to India.
Thinking through your Day of Prayer and Action
So you just signed up to be part of the Day of Prayer and Action on October 1. Now what? Wondering what hosting this event really means—and what comes next?
Friday in Orlando: ACT:S+RELEVANT partnering on FREE John Mark McMillan concert
We are partnering with RELEVANT Magazine and Integrity Live for a FREE concert with John Mark McMillan on Friday, August 27, with special guests Bellarive.
ACT:S Leadership Council Blog: Pursuing the Perfect Palm Kernel
A young girl in Uganda cracks nuts with her mother
By Laura Dassama, Penn State University
As a child growing up in Monrovia, Liberia, I spent many afternoons cracking palm nuts to extract the kernel, which we would eat as a local snack. The process involved collecting the palm nuts after the flesh had been removed, washing them, laying them out in the sun to dry, and then smashing them with stones to get at the kernel. There was no way to know whether the kernel would be a good one or a bad one. But I spent many afternoons relentlessly cracking away, hoping that even one good kernel would be found.
That childhood routine taught me a lot about patience—and a lot about being a follower of Christ. Doing the work of Christ requires the same level of patience and hope that it took to keep cracking those palm nuts, over and over again.
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ACT:S is the activism network for World Vision. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. |
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