Tag Archives: art & music

A radio star’s humble beginnings

Posted on June 7, 2011 by James Addis in Child Sponsorship

Former sponsored child, Lloyd is a broadcast journalist with MIJ Radio in Malawi, Africa. © Wezzie Banda/World Vision

Editor’s note: You may remember reading about Lloyd Phiri, former sponsored child, in the summer 2011 issue of World Vision Magazine. Because June marks the anniversary of the official patenting of the radio back in 1896, we’re again featuring this story of a sponsored-child-turned-radio-announcer. Turn on the radio in the city of Blantyre — the major commercial center of the southern African country of Malawi — and you may hear the melodious voice of Lloyd Phiri reading the news. Lloyd is the announcer and controller of news and current affairs for MIJ Radio. MIJ (Malawi Institute of Journalism) Radio is a non-governmental station that hones the skills of the country’s best up-and-coming journalists. Lloyd joined MIJ Radio after serving as...

Painting with words

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren in Child Sponsorship

In Peru, 4-year-old Viviana is the first to recite poetry at a World Vision "entrepreneurs club" for kids. (Ester Luis/WV/2010)

As you may have noticed in March’s Refrigerator galleries paintings post, sponsored children are quite the talented artists. Since April is National Poetry Month, I wanted to share other beautiful “paintings” with you, this time in the words of sponsored children from communities in Romania, the Philippines and Colombia. Special thanks to our field communicators who have shared and translated the following poems for us. The return of spring By: Andreea, Romania Beloved spring You hardly came into the country. But with your loving voice, Everybody you have awakened. As you come year after year, You chase away the winter under a wave Of warmth and colour Every day is a holiday. The winter you push away You never look...

Freedom of imagination

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren in Disaster Relief

At a Child-Friendly Space in Haiti, children draw and paint pictures themed 'My hope for Haiti' on the anniversary of the 2010 earthquake. (Meg Sattler/WV/2011)

One of the many measures being planned by World Vision to care for the needs of children after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan are Child-Friendly Spaces — safe, supervised learning and playing places where kids can be kids in a post-traumatic environment. They receive psycho-social "first aid" through counseling and structured activities like playtime, music, and art........

Refrigerator galleries

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Ryan Smith, editor, WV magazine in Child Sponsorship

Everyone likes art on their refrigerator. While I don’t have children of my own, I proudly display some of my nephews’ work whenever I receive it. Of course, I don’t display it because the technical qualities rival the Mona Lisa, but because I value the artist. Well, we value our sponsored children, and in honor of Youth Art Month......

A time to dance: Children experience love of God and their neighbors

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Steve Reynolds in Causes, Christian Witness, Stories

A few weeks ago I was standing in the rural village of Drobonso, Ghana. It was Sunday morning and I was there as part of a World Vision team reporting on the delivery of new bibles for children – one of the many transformational gifts that World Vision provides to children and adults hungry for God's word, or to support youth Bible clubs in African......