7. Snow-covered haystacks are testament to the record cold weather this Eastern European nation received in winter 2011. Sponsorship in this area helps families keep their children warm with winter clothing.
(Photo: ©2011 Laura Reinhardt/World Vision)
8. Penguins live at the beach in this African country, where World Vision has worked since 1965. In the last 15 years, child sponsorship and other programs have focused on the continent’s AIDS crisis.
(Photo: ©2008 Jon Warren/World Vision)
9. The lush fields in Antsokia Valley weren’t always so green—a famine that gripped this country in the 1980s left one million people dead and the countryside barren. World Vision has worked here since 1971, focused on education, health, and clean water.
(Photo: ©2004 Jon Warren/World Vision)
10. The golden domes of the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, as seen from the Mount of Olives, glimmer in this ancient Middle Eastern city. Nearby, World Vision serves 49,000 children and their families with sponsorship, health and education programs, and partnerships with local organizations.
(Photo: ©2011 Jon Warren/World Vision)
11. High in the Andes Mountains of this country, Uchcoccocha Lake provides nearby communities with plenty of rainbow trout, a local speciality. World Vision helped set up a hatchery with supplies, a boat, and training.
(Photo: ©2008 Jon Warren/World Vision)
12. This building silhouette may look like a temple, but it’s a memorial to those killed nearby by Khmer Rouge. World Vision was forced to leave this country in 1975 but resumed its work four years later to help the nation recover from genocide.
(Photo: ©2012 Jon Warren/World Vision)
13. In the heart of Africa, men steer precarious vessels along the Ndjili River to collect sand. This resource-rich country is also one of the world’s poorest, and World Vision has worked here since 1958 to address the root causes of poverty.
(Photo: ©2011 Jon Warren/World Vision)
14. A monarch butterfly rests on vibrant blossoms in this Latin American country, where millions of monarch butterflies migrate during the winter months. But butterflies aren't the only seasonal events here, and World Vision often responds to hurricanes here.
(Photo: ©2010 Jon Warren/World Vision)
15. A reindeer and his rider dash through the forest of this country, where its wide open steppes earned the nickname “Land of the Blue Sky.” Many families here who herd reindeer benefit from a World Vision project that diversifies their livelihoods by growing vegetables and providing medical and veterinary assistance.
(Photo: ©2006 Justin Douglass/World Vision)
16. Two women in this southern African nation balance their loads as they walk into the sunset. In 2014, this community was one of 416 across the country where every person gained access to clean water.
(Photo: ©2014 Jon Warren/World Vision)
