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This Father's Day, we are celebrating this father whose heart has changed towards his wife and children so that he meets the needs of their stomachs and, more importantly, is also nourishing their hearts and planting seeds for a brighter future.

A father’s heart transforms

This Father’s Day, we are celebrating this father whose heart has changed toward his wife and children so that he meets the needs of their stomachs and, more importantly, is also nourishing their hearts and planting seeds for a brighter future.

Child Sponsorship
Bolivia

Felix Kansapato, 13, pushes a toy truck made out of wire and cardboard down a road in Kapululwe, Zambia. Felix created something from nothing, using only the materials available: scrap pieces of wire, cardboard, and old wooden wheels. ©2015 Eugene Lee/World Vision

From the Field

Life frames: When kids make their own joy

Plastic bags, rocks, cardboard: Sometimes the most fun comes from regular stuff. World Vision photographer Eugene Lee shares some of the homemade games and toys he’s seen around the world.

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ZambiaBoliviaDominican Republic

Sok Ouk’s family was hungry and in debt. World Vision sponsorship and other programs helped transform them into shining examples of what God can do.

From the Field

A life transformed from burden to example

Sok Ouk’s family was hungry and in debt. Two World Vision programs helped transform them into shining examples of what God can do.

Child Sponsorship
Cambodia

A strong family and child sponsorship protected Raquel Feagins when she was a child, and today she’s a chaplain committed to living out her faith.

From the Field

From sponsored child to a life of service

Thankful for her child sponsor’s investment, Raquel Feagins now devotes her life to others as a chaplain committed to living out her faith.

Child Sponsorship
Bolivia

Can children escape poverty? We think so with the help of child sponsorship and other programs that benefit children, their families, and their communities.

From the Field

Weathering the storm: Child sponsorship leads to better world for children

Can children escape poverty? We think so — with the help of child sponsorship that benefits children, their families, and their communities.

Child Sponsorship

In 2014, the Owens family from California circled the globe to visit their sponsored children and teach their kids about other cultures.

Change Makers

When the world becomes a classroom

In 2014, the Owens family from California circled the globe to visit their sponsored children and teach their kids about other cultures.

Child Sponsorship

World Vision sponsor with her sponsored children in Haiti.

Change Makers

A perfect day: Making sponsorship real

After several trips to Haiti, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had to do it — I just had to meet the girls I sponsor. In December 2015, I finally did.

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Haiti

What if the best New Year's resolution you can make is about someone else? This 12-step guide from blogger Rachel Teodoro outlines monthly fun and creative ways that will help you build a deep relationship with the child you sponsor throughout the year!

Voices

12 steps to a deeper relationship with your sponsored child

What if the best New Year’s resolution you can make is about someone else? This 12-step guide from blogger Rachel Teodoro outlines monthly fun and creative ways that will help you build a deep relationship with the child you sponsor throughout the year!