Category Archives: Child Sponsorship

As you might have heard, World Vision’s bloggers are going on another trip. This time, we’re headed to the island country of Sri Lanka. Our hope and prayer is that you’ll follow our journey, find hope and inspiration in the stories we share, and perhaps be moved to join the story by sponsoring a child from Sri Lanka through World Vision. To celebrate this coming journey, we’re having a little contest. We’ve put together four identical prize packages — a collection of some of our favorite books, music, and World Vision apparel. To each of those four packages, we will add a unique prize made by the people of Sri Lanka....

You may remember Joy Bennett from our Bolivia Bloggers trip last year. Joy has graciously agreed to travel with World Vision to the field again — this time, to Sri Lanka. This may be her second trip, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a step out of her comfort zone. Joy shares some of her anxieties about traveling and how she sees God working amidst it all. At the same time, Joy’s husband, Scott, has watched how she has been prepared for these trips — and how they have shaped her. He is excited to see her through her journey a second time. Read thoughts from both of them below....

From August 26 through September 1, we’ll be traveling with a team of eight bloggers to Sri Lanka to experience firsthand how World Vision is using sponsorship to transform the lives of children, families, and communities who have been caught in the vicious cycle of poverty. Darrell Dow brings a unique perspective to the Sri Lanka blogger trip. He spent his childhood growing up in the poorer areas of the Caribbean and experiencing life in the developing world firsthand.  After college, he began writing down some of his humorous experiences in the realm of Christianity. Each Sunday, Darrell blogs about Sri Lanka in preparation for the trip. This past Sunday, Darrell asked for prayers for the trip in a unique way....

In just a couple of weeks, we’ll be traveling with a team of eight bloggers to Sri Lanka to experience firsthand how World Vision is using sponsorship to transform the lives of children, families, and communities who have been caught in the vicious cycle of poverty. Today’s post comes from Allison Olfelt, who shares why she’s decided to take the leap and travel with us to the other side of the world. Allison is a wife and mother of two little boys, so coming with us to Sri Lanka is no small sacrifice. Read why she is willing to make it....