Upcoming Events in 2026

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Join us Saturday, September 26th, 2026 at 10am for our 15th annual brunch and benefit celebration of what God is doing in our three World Vision projects. For more info & to RSVP, visit:  https://hope-world-hurt2026.eventbrite.com  

Monthly	2st Tuesdays	WOV Prayer Calls 4-4:30pm; RSVP to wovaustin@gmail for zoom link
Nov 7th	10am Sat	GERF project (global emergency response) deep-dive + write notes of encouragement for kinship families for Christmas @ Cathy’s; RSVP to wovaustin@gmail.com for address
Nov 22nd	Thanksgiving	Local Service: We’ll deliver donated Thanksgiving meals from Bethany UMC to local kinship families; details TBA  (estimated pick-up time from Bethany is 1pm)
Dec 19th	Christmas	Local Service: We’ll deliver partner-donated holiday gifts to local kinship families; details TBA (estimated pick-up time is 10:30am)
Dec	see website	Share from World Vision’s Gift Catalog this holiday by gifting a goat, calf, etc worldvision.org/giftcatalog & year-end gifts: bit.ly/wovatxgives
Jan 9th	10am Sat	Entering His Rest (Hebrews 4) -- Bangladesh & Kenya Big Dream project update

For past events & recordings, click the 'Read More' button below....

You can stay up to date regarding our news and events by joining our eNewsletter at this link: bit.ly/WOVAustinENewsletter. If you have a small group, class or church who might enjoy learning about the hope God is bringing to hard places like Central America, contact us at wovaustin@gmail.com to arrange a presentation time. 

Some Previous Happenings:

Jan 2026 - Empowered Worldview 201 zoom education event. Recording HERE (you can listen at 1.25+ speed if you adjust the playback settings).

Nov 2025 - Empowered Worldview 101 education event (open to all).

Sept 2025 -  We're gathering at 9:45am to hear highlights from Cindy Powell's July 2025 Vision Trip to Honduras. 

Aug 2025 - 14th Annual Brunch & Benefit transcript and interview with Chris Shore

May 2025 - Recap of World Vision USA's 2025 Everyone Needs a Believer Conference 

Jan 2025 - Book discussion Grace That Breaks the Chains  by Anderson, Miller & Travis

Nov 2024 - Holiday gathering at La Madeleine & delivering holiday donations to local kinship families

Sept 2024 - Fostering Hope in a World of Hurt 13th Annual Celebration & Benefit featuring Cherry Marcelo, World Vision's Program Manager for Christian Discipleship in Central America (Zoom recording HERE - Cherry's interview begins at the 20 min mark of the recording).

June 2024 - Global Emergency Response Project Update ~ an interview with World Vision's National Director in Afghanistan. Recording of the interview HERE.

Apr 2024 - Book discussion: Words that Work by Cindy McGill

Jan 2024 - Book discussion: The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

by Father Gregory Boyle. 

Oct 2023 - Kenya Big Dream Project Update: Vision Trip report from Portland WOVer Sandy Grubb

Sept 2023 - Update from Central America featuring Briseida Cruz & Catherine Turcios (fast forward to the 17 min mark of this video HERE)

Aug 2023 - Summer book discussion @ Fiona's, The Other Side

May 2023 - Retreat at Gayle's home

Jan 2023 - Book discussion: I Am a Girl from Africa by Nyamayaro

Feb 2022 Update from Honduras featuring Nadia Castro (recording HERE)

Sept 11, 2021 Facebook Live event featuring Ray Norman's 9/11 testimony (recording HERE)

Sept 2020 – 9th Annual WOV Austin Benefit, featuring Sandy Grubb, World Vision US Board Member and fellow WOVer (recording HERE; wait 12 seconds for the video to begin playing)