Monthly Archives: November 2011

Blessing #3: Compassionate kids

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10 ways to raise compassionate kids | World Vision blog
We’re counting our blessings each day this week in celebration of Thanksgiving. Blessing #3: The many compassionate and beautiful children who remind us every day what it means to have a child-like faith in a God who loves us. *     *     * The fun and sometimes frustrating thing about being a writer is that you never quite know what kind of story you are going to get. Sometimes, great leads turn out to be disappointing. Other times, what looks like a humdrum story turns out to have a twist that blows your socks off. So it was with a sense of nervous anticipation that I called Teresa and Carl Camera of Austin, Texas. I’d been asked to write a feature...
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Feeling gratitude — from the heart (Blessings #1 and #2)

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Feeling gratitude | World Vision Blog
Counting your blessings this week for Thanksgiving? We are, too. Blessings #1 and #2: The people we serve and those who serve with us, and the many faithful donors and supporters of World Vision’s work around the world. Thank you. *     *     * I was in the Dominican Republic last year with World Vision. On our last day there, the World Vision staff in Santo Domingo threw us a “goodbye” party. At some point during the festivities, I was asked to say a few words and then pray. I don’t remember what I said exactly, but I remember what happened after I finished. As I handed the microphone back to the sound guy, a woman grabbed my hand....
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An ode to the toilet (PHOTO BLOG)

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An ode to the toilet | World Vision Blog
How many times have you used the toilet today? Judging by the fact that you are awake enough to be reading this blog, I’m assuming the answer is at least once, and probably more. (Maybe you are even reading this while on the toilet, which means you probably have the luxury of using a loo that is clean, private, and relatively comfortable). For all of you who are fortunate enough to have a toilet in your life, I would like to wish you a happy World Toilet Day. No, I’m not kidding — Saturday is World Toilet Day. You mean you didn’t get the memo? Granted, for those of us who are lucky enough to have an abundance of bathrooms...
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Congratulations, sponsorship trip winners!

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Congratulations, sponsorship trip winners! | World Vision Blog
In September, World Vision introduced our first-ever travel sweepstakes: Supporters who found new sponsors for five or more children in a month’s time were eligible to win a trip to Peru to witness the impact of child sponsorship firsthand. Just over a month has passed since the sweepstakes closed, and we are ready to officially announce our two winners! Congratulations Sarah Baerg of Trabuco Canyon, California, and Terry Adams of Venice, Florida! We’re very excited to have Sarah and Terry travel with us to visit sponsorship communities of Huanta and Forjadores del Futuro (Huamanga) in Peru, where they’ll meet sponsored children and their families and local World Vision staff members. We’re also blessed that so many more children have been...
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GIVEAWAY: Win a new t-shirt from GIVEN, inspired by World Vision!

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Win a t-shirt from GIVEN, inspired by World Vision | World Vision Blog
Our Bolivia bloggers team is having a little fun this week. We’re giving our readers the chance to win a brand-new t-shirt from GIVEN, the new clothing line inspired by World Vision. The GIVEN apparel line was founded on this belief: Our capacity to GIVE is directly related to our acceptance of what Jesus has first GIVEN us. When we fully embrace this concept and fully realize that all we have has first been GIVEN to us, our passion for GIVING to others grows. No matter what your job is, no matter what your talent is, there is a place for you to serve and to GIVE to others. Here’s what you need to do to win: How does what’s...
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