Spirituality
World Vision aims to incorporate Christian belief into their development work as well as their organization. U.S. President Richard Stearns stated that World Vision has a strict policy against proselytizing, which he describes as "... - using any kind of coercion or inducement to listen to a religious message before helping someone." Like all other national members of the World Vision Partnership, World Vision US is committed to the concept of transformational development, which is cast in a biblical framework and in which evangelization is an inseparable integral part of development work.
U.S. World Vision president Richard Stearns stated that "hope" is World Vision's most lasting impression. He believes that if you can restore hope in a community it is more beneficial than adding water well. He emphasizes that we live in a religious world where more than 90% of the population believes in some faith. He claims that World Vision's understanding of faith is essential for development.
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“Zen ... does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.”
—Alan Watts (1915–1973)