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[Bolivia bloggers] Day 6: 10 things I’ve learned about child sponsorship

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Children who are waiting to be sponsored play at a park. (c) Amy Conner for World Vision
Today has been like a beath of fresh air, and not just because the weather has been ideal. We spent the day with the people of Viloma. This ADP has been operating for thirteen  years. The Colomi ADP that I spoke of each of the last two days only began a year and a half ago. The programs that can change the lives of every member in a community in only thirteen years are inspirational. Here are the top ten things I’ve learned this week about the ways child sponsorship benefits a whole community:...
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Thank you, Lisa Leonard [photo album]

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World Vision staff in Colomi ADP. ©2011 Amy Conner for World Vision
So you know we’re in Bolivia. You know we’re blogging. You know we’re meeting sponsored children. You know we’re hoping you also make the decision to sponsor a child in Bolivia. Here’s something you should also know: The first 150 people who sponsor a child in Bolivia through our blogs this week will also get a special “Bolivia bloggers” edition necklace thanks to our sweet and talented friend Lisa Leonard. Lisa’s handmade jewelry design company donated these to our trip to support our team and child sponsorship in Bolivia. (Of course, we wish you were here with us, Lisa!) And when you sponsor a child in Bolivia and get this necklace, know that someone special in a World Vision community...
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[Bolivia bloggers] Day 5: What it means to really grow your family

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Nish with her sponsored child Maria and her family. ©2011 Amy Conner for World Vision
I saw her as soon as I walked into the room. Her bright yellow name tag held her name, but I didn’t need to read it to know it was her. I knew that shy smile from the picture I was given when I first chose to sponsor Maria. We made eye contact. She blushed and smiled a wry smile, one corner of her mouth turned up. Just like I do. The half-smirk. I laughed. Did she know? Did she know that it was me?...
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[Bolivia bloggers] Day 5: Social justice exhaustion

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Social justice exhaustion | World Vision Blog
The following is one piece of a blog written last night, on day 5 of the Bolivia bloggers trip in Cochabamba. Can I be honest? I think many of us who are engaged in the blogging world (Christian or otherwise) are suffering from a disease. Not a disease like HIV or diabetes. Maybe it’s not even a disease. Maybe it’s a disorder or a mental or emotional illness. Perhaps it’s some sort of spiritual discrepancy. Or maybe it’s something like boredom. We’re overstimulated perhaps. Whatever category it should be listed under, a whole bunch of us are suffering from something called social justice exhaustion. Other people refer to it as poverty overload....
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