Tag Archives: For sponsors

Top five ways to connect with your sponsored child

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Lindsey Minerva in Child Sponsorship

Sponsorship is about more than just giving money to help people in need — it’s about letting children know they are loved. Taking time to write letters or send small gifts and cards can create a meaningful relationship with your sponsored child. Many sponsors find that investing in this relationship is more than a blessing for their sponsored child — it also changes their own life. Read on to learn how you can create a lasting relationship with your sponsored child....

Birthday celebrations that mean more than just cake

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Heidi Isaza in Child Sponsorship

I recently celebrated my birthday. Although it wasn’t a milestone year, I still celebrated with cake and flowers with my family — a far cry from the fanfare and festivities I enjoyed, even demanded, as a child, when our birthdays were all-day and sometimes all-week celebrations, with themed parties, favors, special food, and gifts. I didn’t grow up in a wealthy family. Even so, as a kid, birthdays were a big deal — celebrations were a common, expected occurrence. It never would have occurred to me at the time that there are millions of children in the world whose birthdays come and go just like any other day. They don’t have a party. They don’t get gifts. They don’t eat...

A sponsor’s story of finding Samuel Isaac

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Guest blogger in Child Sponsorship

Today’s guest contributor is a child sponsor who told her inspiring story of faith as part of our “What Moves You” campaign — a space where World Vision supporters share their reasons for joining our global efforts against poverty and injustice. In order to protect her identity, we won’t be sharing her name, but please read how her battle with infertility led her to a very special little boy named Samuel Isaac....

John Lennon: A sponsored child who imagines, too

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Guest blogger in Child Sponsorship

There’s one well-known John Lennon who wrote and performed a famous song about imagining. But another is a 15-year-old boy from the Philippines who imagines something of his own — a better future and an opportunity to pursue his dream of becoming a teacher, thanks to his sponsorship through World Vision....

Here he comes, the violinist!

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Lindsey Minerva in Stories

Looking at the photo of 5-year-old Abner and his violin, you might think, “How cute!” But don’t let his gap-toothed smile fool you. Abner is what you might call a child prodigy. Before he could read or write, Abner could play the violin. He picked it up when he was 3, and from that day on, practicing for an hour a day wasn’t a chore — it was a joy....