I was misled when I sponsored a child (I thought it was secular), but otherwise, they seem to be doing good work.
We get regular letters and pictures of the child.
They might have an annual report on the web-site that shows what % of contributions help the child directly.
Every month they try to get me to buy some kind of greeting card to send to the child, but I usually decline that.
Annual Report:
http://www.worldvision.ca/About-Us/f...port-home.aspx