Recent Posts by Meghan Bardwell

Congratulations, sponsorship trip winners!

In September, World Vision introduced our first-ever travel sweepstakes: Supporters who found new sponsors for five or more children in a month’s time were eligible to win a trip to Peru to witness the impact of child sponsorship firsthand. Just over a month has passed since the sweepstakes closed, and we are ready to officially announce our two winners! Congratulations Sarah Baerg of Trabuco Canyon, California, and Terry Adams of Venice, Florida! We’re very excited to have Sarah and Terry travel with us to visit sponsorship communities of Huanta and Forjadores del Futuro (Huamanga) in Peru, where they’ll meet sponsored children and their families and local World Vision staff members. We’re also blessed that so many more children have been...
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Sponsorship — and a chance to visit Peru

Dear World Vision friends, family, and supporters, “Sponsorship takes love. Passion. Dedication. And partnership. By working together, we — World Vision, our sponsors, and the families we serve — can build healthy, self-reliant communities where children grow and thrive. Our child sponsors are an integral part of this partnership, and we’re so excited to share our work with them firsthand.” —Lana Reda, vice president of sponsorship & donor management You know how we’re always talking about sponsorship? And how it truly does help change a community from the inside out and the bottom up? And how we’re always showing you photos and telling you stories of how sponsorship is changing lives? Those stories are about the thousands of beautiful children...
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“My second family” – encouragement for a rainy day

I always find the springtime one of the hardest times of the year to get through, especially in the Pacific Northwest. Christmas break is now a distant memory, winter still drags on, and the rain keeps coming down. Sometimes, we all need a little encouragement to get through the rainy days. My much-needed encouragement came from an unexpected place. A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of reading a beautiful goodbye letter from Viviana, a former World Vision sponsored child from Colombia. She wrote to her sponsors as her sponsorship ended and she finished high school: Dear Mike, Jennifer, and all of the members of my second family, I want to tell you that you have been with me...
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