RARE \"World Vision\" Bob Pierce Hand Signed TLS Dated 1968 For Sale

Up for sale a RARE! "World Vision" Bob Pierce Hand Signed TLS Dated 1968.

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In

1947, a young American Protestant minister named Robert (Bob) Pierce travelled

to China to make a movie about the Christian missions there. He was devastated

by the poverty he saw. One child especially upset him - a battered and hungry

young girl named White Jade. Her father had beaten her and kicked her out of

the house because she had visited the local mission school. The school could

not afford to take her in. Dr. Pierce gave the school principal his last five

dollars, and promised to send more each month to help support the young girl. Pierce

then travelled to Korea, where a war was leaving thousands of children and

adults without homes, food, water and medical care. Many children had lost

their parents. Pierce felt called by God to help them. He returned to the

United States, and on September 22, 1950, established a new organization called

World Vision, to help meet the needs of children and their families in

Southeast Asia. Back in Korea, he began to film the orphaned and homeless

children who had so touched his heart - one at a time. He showed the film to

church groups across America, and invited their members to help the Korean

orphans the way he had helped White Jade, by making monthly donations for a

single child. This was the beginning of the World Vision child sponsorship

program, which each year helps thousands of children in poor countries around

the world. Pierce had a vision of a world where all children and their families

are free from hunger, disease and homelessness. His life was devoted to making

that dream come true. It was not an easy life. He would often leave his wife

and children for up to 10 months at a time while he traveled around the world.

His marriage ended in separation, and he died alone. But the organization he

founded grew, until today it is the largest Christian relief and development

organization in the world. Each year, World Vision helps hundreds of thousands

of needy children and families in more than 100 countries.