how long does it take for world vision to reply? iv signed up and posted a money order over...but there's been no reply so far...another three more days and it'll be two weeks...

got my package today. daughter from china...

sjz: world vision doesn't give the money directly to the children, but rather pools the contributions...quote: "direct monetary aid would make the child and his family dependant on external aid. Instead, your contribution is pooled together with other sponsors' to implement long-term, community-wide changes that help break the vicious circle of poverty". And the level of English education between the two places is evidently different, so it's not exactly accurate to expect the child to have a level of a child in the reporter's country...according to many other visits from sponsors the situation is quite promising...but then the choice is still yours...