Story: Why I Love Being a Child Sponsor with World Vision. Diane Truscott, Johnstown, Pa...My sponsorship started in 1988 after watching a World Vision television special. I was divorced and raising my son on my own, which was tough financially but my heart was touched. I have been a sponsor ever since. ..I remarried in 1992, and my husband and I currently have two sponsored children. When I return home from work and see a letter in the mailbox from one of them, everything else stops until I sit down and read their letter. Hearing from your sponsored child is like a ray of sunlight in your day...These children are not just a sponsor number. No, they truly become part of your life, your heart, and your family.