Pastor Keith Stewart reflects on how deep satisfaction comes when God uses our human weaknesses for his higher purposes.
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Child Sponsorship
Voices
Joy, my sponsored child, chose me
The daughter of World Vision’s founder shares how a little girl named Joy in Uganda helped her put her faith in action through child sponsorship.
From the Field
El Salvador father recalls sponsorship’s role in his spiritual life
Now the first and only professional in his family, a father of two in El Salvador reflects on the impact of child sponsorship in his spiritual life and career path.
Change Makers
5 simple tips on life-changing letter writing
Letter writing may seem old-fashioned. But for Kay’s sponsored child Maya, letters transformed her life. Read Kay’s tips on writing life-changing letters.
Voices
The divine matchmaking of child sponsorship
One of Marilee Pierce Dunker’s greatest joys is watching people come to a child sponsorship table to search for the little face that touches their heart.
From the Field
Life frames: Our favorite photos of 2013
From Syrian refugees to moms in Chicago, World Vision photographers capture the spirit of World Vision’s work in 2013: building better lives for children.
From the Field
Former sponsored child in Mozambique teaches farming best practices
The son of subsistence farmers, a former sponsored child in Mozambique now teaches his community to grow crops for better nutrition.
Voices
The software of child sponsorship
World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on the hardware and software of child sponsorship that make World Vision’s work sustainable.
Voices
Postcards, pencils, and chocolate!
Marilee Pierce Dunker, daughter of World Vision’s founder Bob Pierce, reflects on how staff members who were once sponsored children themselves find World Vision as their way of giving back and passing on the blessing they once received.
From the Field
New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof, babies, and changing lives
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof joined young journalist Erin Luhmann on a recent visit to the Loumia community in Chad as part of Kristof’s annual Win-A-Trip visit to Africa, which Luhmann won. World Vision has had a program in Loumia since 1999, collaborating with the community of more than 36,000 residents through education, health programs, water projects, and child sponsorship.