Child Sponsorship Archives

Christmas is the perfect time to remember White Jade, World Vision’s first sponsored child.

Voices

The story of White Jade, World Vision’s first sponsored child

Marilee Pierce Dunker, the daughter of World Vision founder Bob Pierce, shares the story of White Jade, World Vision’s first sponsored child. God used this little girl to change one man’s vision and, consequently, the reality of life for millions of people around the world.

Child Sponsorship
China

Hurricane Florence didn’t dampen the spirits of Child Ambassador Randi Jo Rooks and her family. In fact, she found that sponsoring children through World Vision allowed her family to let go of material goods long before Hurricane Florence forced them to let go.

Change Makers

How God and a hurricane sent an American family on a new journey

Child Ambassador Randi Jo Rooks believes that meeting her sponsored children prepared her to face her home’s destruction by Hurricane Florence. She found that material items no longer held the importance they once had in her life.

Child Sponsorship

Olympic snowboarder Kelly Clark receives a hug from her sponsored child in Zambia.

Voices

Q&A: Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Kelly Clark

U.S. snowboarder Kelly Clark, who won three Olympic and 14 X Games medals, announced her retirement from professional competition. In an interview with World Vision, she talks about retirement, purpose, and her visit to see World Vision’s work and meet her sponsored child in Zambia.

Christian Faith
Zambia

Happy boys smile at night in front of a twinkling house.

From the Field

Photos: Christmas around the world

Check out these photos of children around the world experiencing the joy of Christmas through child sponsorship. Merry Christmas!

Child Sponsorship

In an excerpt from one of his Christmas radio broadcasts, World Vision founder Bob Pierce shares the story of the first orphanage he supported in Korea.

Voices

1957 radio broadcast highlights story of Korea orphanage

In an excerpt from one of his Christmas radio broadcasts, World Vision founder Bob Pierce shares the story of the first orphanage he supported in Korea.

Child Sponsorship

When children in West Pokot, Kenya, began to do handstands, World Vision water engineer Charles Kakiti, wearing his Global 6K for Water T-shirt, joined right in. He told me, “I know the struggle and stress on young children and women who carry water that ends up making them sick,” so he not only supervised the building of a clean water system for the village, but he also ran the Global 6K to personally raise money for clean water. I love how our staff around the world pour themselves into the lives of communities they serve.

From the Field

Life frames: Our favorite photos of 2018

World Vision’s photographers traveled around the world this year to tell stories of children and their families. They captured moments of struggle and moments of joy. Here are their favorite photos of 2018 and the stories behind them.

Child Sponsorship
BangladeshDemocratic Republic of the CongoKenyaUgandaZambia

Despite tremendous progress in ending global poverty, in sub-Saharan Africa poverty levels have increased.

From the Field

Global poverty: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Find answers to your questions about global poverty, including poverty statistics, discover our progress towards ending poverty, and learn how you can help.