Category Archives: Child Sponsorship

A doll named Alma

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Guest blogger in Child Sponsorship

Today’s guest post comes from Alexis Dionne, a World Vision sponsor who shares what she does to let her sponsored children know they’re loved and cared for during the holiday season. If you’re a World Vision sponsor as well, you can log in to My World Vision for ideas on how to connect with your sponsored child as the holidays approach....

A bicycle, and the change it brought

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Joan Nirupa in Child Sponsorship

Pushpa is a shy 15-year-old sponsored girl in the tenth grade. In her small village in India, she’s known for great achievements. Looking back on the uncertainty she’s experienced recently, Pushpa is glad to be back in school — with a bicycle to take her there....

Who’s that girl?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Kari Costanza in Child Sponsorship

“Who’s that girl?” I wondered while watching Carter’s Chord, a sister band who recently traveled to the Dominican Republic to create a video of their song, “Love a Little Bigger.” I love the song and its message: how blessed we are and how a luxury, like drinking a $4 cup of coffee, can make us feel guilty, especially when we are confronted by pictures of the poor. Being from Seattle, the coffee center of the universe, I can relate. The video is beautiful. The Carter’s Chord sisters are lovely. Their voices are wonderful. The Dominican Republic is an astonishing country, dripping with tropical delight. But the prettiest thing in the video is its little star — a girl whose life...

Special gifts bring extra joy to sponsored children

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Hillary Holman in Child Sponsorship

World Vision’s Hillary Holman shares her journey of sponsoring a child in need — and taking it a step further by providing a special gift to benefit the girl’s family....

[Sri Lanka Bloggers] What you’re not supposed to say after visiting the Third World

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Laura Tremaine in Child Sponsorship

What you're not supposed to say after visiting the Third World | World Vision Blog

Laura Tremaine, who traveled to Sri Lanka with World Vision in late August, reflects on her visit there — and how it differed from her expectations. This post originally appeared on Laura’s blog, Hollywood Housewife....