SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — An American lawyer finds an unexpected connection with a child on the other side of the world.
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Child Sponsorship
Shanda and Junior: A desire to help
SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — A boy and his sponsor share the experience of childhood poverty and a desire to help others.
Regis and Rosemary: A reminder of Jesus
SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — Being chosen by 9-year-old Rosemary was a reminder of Jesus’ love for a man once adopted from an orphanage in India.
Joel and Collins: A life-changing choice
SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — When a former nightclub manager is chosen by an evangelist’s grandson, it confirms God’s call to a new life.
Bri and Anna: A glimpse of joy
SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — When a young woman from Silicon Valley is chosen by a girl in Kenya, they both encounter joy in the midst of hardship.
With a wheelchair, the future is bright for Cynthia
Eight-year-old Cynthia received a wheelchair and her mother learned how to care for it through a USAID-funded and World Vision-implemented program.
Wavinya’s wheelchair helps fuel her dream of the skies
The gift of a wheelchair helps a Kenyan girl lean in toward her dream of being a pilot. The same wheelchair helped restore her mother’s health.
A sponsored child’s life in Colombia comes full circle
As a teenager and sponsored child in Colombia, Mayerly Sanchez co-led a Children’s Peace Movement that was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She’s still fighting violence with love.
World Vision Ignite: Building friendships across the globe
A new World Vision program is igniting a passion among high school students for the world’s hardest places! Hear from our partner school’s principal how this new curriculum is making the world’s issues — and some new friends — real for his students.
Former sponsored child now helping lead refugee response in Bangladesh
Atul Mrong grew up poor in Bangladesh, but life changed when he was sponsored through World Vision. Now he helps lead the Rohingya refugee response.