​2022 Kick-Off Event

Columbia-Willamette Women of Vision invites you to join us for our annual Fall Kick-Off event IN PERSON once again! 

Vision and Calling:  What is World Vision's Call for Women of Vision...and for YOU? 
Saturday, October 8, 2022
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Lake Grove Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
4040 Sunset Drive, Lake Oswego, OR
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The event is free and open to women only, please. Join us for a time of fellowship and continental breakfast. Then we’ll pull back the curtain on how Women of Vision works! Our special guest, Cindy Mesko, National Women of Vision Director, will set the stage on where Women of Vision has been and where it’s going. We’ll hear about Women of Vision’s direct connection to World Vision work that transforms the lives of children, women, and families living in poverty and crises. The Lord’s hand is on this ministry and has a purpose for us in the new fiscal year (beginning October 1).

What else is in store? You’ll hear from Chapter Partners about their commitment to this ministry and about the projects the Chapter will support for 2023.

​Do you long to grow in relationships with like-minded women, to learn more about our projects and to pray for them, to join a team where your interest and passion calls you, to connect and reconnect with this chapter, to enjoy a time of joyful fellowship? Then join us for our Annual Kick-off on Saturday morning, October 8th!
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​Women of Vision in Action

Please join us on October 22 from 10 to 12:30 at the Union Gospel Mission Thrift Store​. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP.
 World Vision and Women of Vision know that life can be very hard for children and families on the other side of the world as well as in our own local communities. This is why Women of Vision in Action teams are serving locally, so that we, with God's help, can make a difference in the lives of others close to home.​ 

If we have your email, you will receive an invitation each month, Sept through May, for our Action opportunities. Click on the "Partner With Us" tab to join our mailing list.

Archive of recent events

A Midsummer Night's Share the Light Gala
​Sunday evening, August 7th, 2022
It was a lovely evening. Thank you to all our friends who came and celebrated, prayed and gave. We were inspired by Sean Kerrigan's insightful message. Courtney Temple and Judi Mittelstaedt blessed us with joyful music. It was an evening that touched our hearts and connected us to children in Syria, Honduras, and Kenya.
Refugee Women: 
​Sharing from the Heart
Saturday, May 21, 2022

No one dreams they will ever become a refugee. One day life is normal, and the next, everything changes in an instant as it did for our featured guest, a young mother from Chernihiv, Ukraine. Her family arrived in Portland in March 2022. We had the special privilege of talking with her in person on May 21st. We also heard stories of a refugee women from amongst the Rohingya and a woman who fled Syria.
HOPE FOR HONDURAS with Nadia Castro 

​Nadio Castro of World Vision Honduras shared an update on the Hope for Honduras work on February 12, 2022. 

Click here to view a recording of the event.   

​Click here for a list of prayer requests for Honduras.

KENYA Project Communication and Conversation

Women of Vision presented an update on the Kenya Big Dream project on November 13, 2021.

Click here to view a recording of the event.

2021 Fall Kick-Off

World Vision International Global WASH Sector Lead Ray Norman joined us on October 2, 2021. 

Click here for a recording of the program.

Syria Field Briefing

We enjoyed an update on the work of World Vision in Syria and the surrounding countries on May 22, 2021. A highlight was the conversation with Cindy Mesko, National Women of Vision Director, and Jill Sherman, seasoned Columbia-Willamette Women of Vision leader and traveler, as they shared their experiences meeting Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

​Click here for the recording of that conversation.
Share the Light 2021 Virtual Gala 

Rich and Reneé Stearns were our special guests for Share the Light 2021 on April 24th. They continue to be passionate ambassadors for ending extreme poverty and injustice so children can live life in all its fullness. 

​You may view the recording of the event here.
Hope for Honduras

The Hope for Honduras event with World Vision's Christopher Shore took place on February 6th, 2021.

You may view the recording here.
Kenya Field Briefing

This event took place on:  Saturday, November 14, 2020

You may view the recording here.
Columbia-Willamette Fall Kickoff: HOPE WINS!

Columbia-Willamette Women of Vision introduced our plans for the coming year at our annual Kickoff on September 26, 2020. While the global pandemic continues to cause much uncertainty, we are unwavering in our mission to bring hope to a hurting world. If you missed the event, we're providing a link to the recording. Click here.