Child sponsors come from all walks of life, all 50 states, and all generations since World Vision’s early days in the 1950s. When and why they choose to sponsor vary as greatly as the people themselves. Read the stories of a few sponsors who have responded through the decades.
News & Stories
World Vision Magazine
From the Field
High achiever: Former sponsored child aims for city’s hall of fame
In the highlands of Peru, a World Vision former sponsored child is now involved in local politics as an elected official in her hometown of Huanta.
Prayers
Hope in hard places: Pray for children
Join World Vision in praying God’s promises on millions of children growing up in hard places. All children should have the opportunity to lead full lives.
Special Features
Peru’s moving past
MAY 1, 2015, PERU — Once, Quechua people were invisible. Then they were victims. Those who survived were marginalized. From 1980 to 2000, families in the Andean highlands were easy prey for Shining Path terrorists and the military. Both claimed to fight for them even while they killed them: peasant or terrorist — what’s the difference? Good has emerged from the horror. With World Vision standing with them, Quechua have become citizens. They’ve found the courage to speak truth. Today, they are part of Peru’s future.
Change Makers
The new duck dynasty
A family sells rubber ducks in Alaska so they can purchase live ducks through World Vision’s Gift Catalog, which are given to families in need around the world.
From the Field
Fragile states: Helping children in the worst of all worlds
Our executive advisor on fragile states breaks down this difficult context for humanitarian work and explains how we’re uniquely equipped to respond.
From the Field
Children’s emotional scars from Syria’s civil war
Amid conflict in Syria and neighboring countries stemming from Syria’s civil war, a sense of childhood is slipping away for a generation of children.
Voices
Korea is transformed into a nation that blesses others
Once war-ravaged, Korea is now blessing others with the same spiritual hope and practical help they received more than half a century ago. Find out how through eyewitness accounts from World Vision founder Bob Pierce and his daughter Marilee.
From the Field
Africa’s foremost fragile places
South Sudan, Somalia, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo top the list of the fragile states — and World Vision works in all of them.
Prayers
Wrapping children in prayer: Pray for children living in chaos
Fragile contexts destabilize children’s lives. Plead to God for children’s protection, peace, good governance, and hope-filled futures.