Going to the mall is one of the many activities we Filipinos enjoy doing. It is a place for family time, shopping, and recreation. Many come and go rushing in and out. But for some, being in a mall can actually turn into a life changing experience.
Such is the story of Faith, a child sponsor of three years who visited a mall in hopes to get her mind off the challenges she was facing. After wandering through the mall, she literally bumped into one of World Vison’s staff. The two women became fast friends and through the encouragement and help of the staff, Faith was consoled. They remain good friends to this day.
The World Vision booth not only helps provide hope for children in need, but it also becomes a place of blessing to the sponsors. Some approach the booth not knowing about World Vision, others come out of curiosity, and some see it as place to pass time. But in all this, the World Vision staff knows that there are no accidents in these encounters.
Surrounded by profiles of the children that still need sponsorship, the World Vision mall staff believes and prays each day that every child would be given a sponsor. Helping children by means of finding sponsors is the driving force and motivation that keeps the staff energized. For five years Enriqueta Dino, a World Vision senior mall staff shares, “Para sa akin, sharing the cause of World Vision- it’s a big big blessing!” 
Our mall staff and volunteers have been moved and blessed by various encounters with generous individual sponsors/ donors willing to make a difference in the life of one child. At the same time, new sponsors/ donors who pass by our malls are also inspired by the commitment and drive of these young people who makes helping poor children and linking them to prospective sponsors/ donors a full-time job.
By clinching free mall spaces or discounted mall exhibit rates, our exhibit spots inside the high-end malls of Metro Manila also aims to educate and encourage mall goers to help in a sustainable and holistic manner.
With an average of 100, 000 foot traffic every day, the malls is now becoming a constant channel of hope and blessing wherein we come across generous individuals (young and professionals alike) who are compelled to help and make a difference in the life of one child through Child Sponsorship.
This February, catch the World Vision sponsorship booth/ exhibits in the following malls and sponsor a child:
SM North Edsa
SM Mall of Asia
Festival Mall
In the hustle and bustle of your next shopping or visit to the mall searching for good finds, stop for a cause at one of World Vision’s mall booths. You’ll be very blessed to find value for your money way more than you can ever expect – a life-changing gift of hope to a child – and maybe yours.
