Category Archives: Child Sponsorship

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....

I met Afra on her eighth birthday. I had no idea how big of an impact this little girl would have on me. We spent the afternoon eating cake, playing games, and celebrating with her family, friends, and neighbors. The photo above shows me with Afra and children from her neighborhood. What it doesn’t show you is Afra’s leg. Afra was hit by a car at the age of 3, her leg caught in the rear wheel of the vehicle. The driver meant to playfully swerve at a friend — and instead hit Afra. He got out, saw what he had done, kicked Afra into a ditch, and drove away. Neighbors saw the incident and alerted her mother, who found...

Tony Jones traveled to Sri Lanka with the World Vision blogger team, where he met Simras, an 8-year-old sponsored child. After the boy’s family was torn apart by tragedy, his aunt Sapika and uncle Mohamed took him in as their own. Tony was able to hear some of their story — and the hopes that Sapika and Mohamed have for Simras. This post originally appeared on Tony’s blog, Theoblogy....