Category Archives: Child Sponsorship

Photo stories from Swaziland

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Photo stories from the Valley of Heaven | World Vision Blog
World Vision photographer Abby Metty traveled last week to Swaziland with a group of pastors from Austin, Texas, to look at the impact of sponsorship on children in rural communities. The country has a 24-percent HIV infection rate, but World Vision is working to feed and care for thousands of orphaned and vulnerable children across the country. Here are some of Abby’s favorite pictures from the past week in the field....
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Meeting Doctor

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Meeting Doctor | World Vision blog
Some of my new year resolutions are personal — like finishing grad school and running another half marathon. But my resolution to keep sponsoring children through the organization I love gives me an outward focus. Nearly eight years ago, before I started working here, I sponsored a child through World Vision. It didn’t matter whether the child was a boy or a girl, or from any particular country. I just wanted to help a child who needed a sponsor....
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The gift we can’t wait to explain

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The gift we can't wait to explain | World Vision Blog
I’m often seeking beautiful stories of child sponsorship, because I know so many exist out there. When I find one, I eagerly await the author’s permission to republish their words on our blog so it can be shared with so many more. Brynn’s post — which came highly recommended from a World Vision sponsor, who I’m blessed to call a friend — eloquently captures the beauty of child sponsorship and why it’s really a gift to every person it touches. Merry Christmas! —Lindsey Talerico-Hedren, managing editor, World Vision Blog *     *     * This is my most favorite gift that we are giving this year. Even more than the tablets we are giving the kids, but that might just be because...
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Congratulations, sponsorship trip winners!

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Congratulations, sponsorship trip winners! | World Vision Blog
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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[Photo blog] The other side of being a child — through the lens of sponsored children

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The other side of being a child | World Vision Blog
Photography is an art. Photography is a skill. Photography is a form of communication. A single picture can tell a story that crosses cultural and linguistic boundaries. It can evoke emotion or engagement (think National Geographic, Afghan refugee), freeze a moment in history (think WWII), or even start a revolution (think Arab Spring)....
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