Founder Of "Children In Need"

Christopher Redner is a award-winning television producer journalist and founder of Children in Need.

He has visited dozens of child sponsorship projects around the world. He's seen the transformation that child sponsorship can facilitate.Here's what he has to say:

"I've met thousands of children whose lives were better because they had child sponsors," Redner says. "These children received life-saving aid, education, skills training and so much more. But sponsorship is more than just giving physical aid. When a child discovers she has a sponsor from another country, it sends her a message that she is important.

"I've visited with so many children who had saved the cards and letters they have received from their sponsors. Many of those children told me they often pray for their sponsors and thank God for the blessings their families have received because they are sponsored."

Redner has encouraged thousands of people to sponsor children through concert tours, events, media interviews and the Children In Need Reports.

"You can change a child's life today by sponsoring a child through World Vision," Redner says. "I've seen their child sponsorship programs at work and I can recommend them wholeheartedly."

Please visit the Children In Need and World Vision websites to find out more about the efforts being made to end child poverty and neglect through these wonderful organizations