25 February I attended the Annual Meeting for the 2009 year of World Vison Australia. Although it is over used, it has been a truly ‘challenging year’. The full Annual Report and also by sections for convenience can be downloaded from here. The website gives an excellent insight into the diverse ways in which World Vision brings practical love to people in need. See World Vision Home page.  

I liked the clear statement in the section ‘Who we are’,

Our Vision

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness;

Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

Our Mission

We are a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation that seeks to transform

the lives of children and communities by tackling the causes of poverty.

We are Christian

 We seek to follow, and are motivated by, Jesus Christ’s identification with the poor, the

powerless, the afflicted, the oppressed, the marginalised; in His special concern for children;

in His respect for the equal dignity of women and men; in His challenge to unjust attitudes

and systems; in His call to share resources with each other; in His love for all people without

discrimination or conditions; in His offer of new life through faith in Him. 

 AND MUCH MORE – please read.