World Vision Magazine Archives

At an unforgettable pastors’ conference in South Sudan, Marilee Pierce Dunker met extraordinary men and women whose courage and faith continue to inspire her.

Voices

In one of the world’s poorest places, God was already there

At an unforgettable conference for pastors in South Sudan, Marilee Pierce Dunker met extraordinary men and women whose courage and faith continue to inspire her.

Christian Faith Stories
South Sudan

A skeptic in Texas was inspired to sponsor a child. Years later, she had a ‘divine appointment’ in Uganda, making her a believer in child sponsorship forever.

Voices

Sponsoring a child turns skeptic into a believer

A skeptic in Texas was inspired to sponsor a child. Years later, she had a ‘divine appointment’ in Uganda, making her a believer in child sponsorship forever.

Child Sponsorship

Does child sponsorship really work? Wouldn’t it be more efficient to not focus on individual children? Marilee Pierce Dunker finds answers in surprising places.

Voices

World Vision child sponsorship works

Does child sponsorship work? Wouldn’t it be more efficient to not focus on individual children? Marilee Pierce Dunker finds answers in surprising places.

Child Sponsorship

How do you change the world for girls in Bangladesh? Sponsorship is a big part of the answer, combatting poverty’s effects by enabling children to pursue education.

From the Field

Sponsorship’s lasting impact on urban families in Bangladesh

How do you change the world for girls in Bangladesh? Sponsorship is a big part of the answer, combatting poverty’s effects by enabling children to pursue education.

Child Sponsorship
Bangladesh

From the Field

Scenes of everyday life in rural Bolivia

Small moments add up to a picture of what rural life is like for people living in Colomi and Soracachi, two towns where World Vision works in Bolivia.

Child Sponsorship
Bolivia

Follow the evolution of child sponsorship at World Vision from caring for orphans in the 1950s to transforming whole communities today.

From the Field

Evolution of child sponsorship through the years

Follow the evolution of child sponsorship at World Vision from caring for orphans in the 1950s to transforming whole communities today.

Child Sponsorship

In India, a boy from one of the poorest families in his village became the first college graduate — an accomplishment he credits to his World Vision sponsor.

From the Field

Former sponsored child passes on his love of learning

In India, a former sponsored child was the first in his village to graduate from college — an accomplishment he credits to his World Vision sponsor.

Child Sponsorship

Child sponsorship and community development have helped families in Huanta, Peru overcome a violent past.

From the Field

Children in Peru thrive through child sponsorship

The sky’s the limit for children in Huanta, Peru, where 19 years of child sponsorship and community development have helped families overcome a violent past.

Child Sponsorship
Peru

Despite continued heartbreak in the most difficult places, the past few decades have shown incredible progress in the fight against extreme poverty.

Voices

Solving the puzzle of poverty with child sponsorship

World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on how child sponsorship allows World Vision to tackle a wide range of community problems and create lasting change.