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 been GIVEN to you inspire you to GIVE to others?
1. Write out your short answer and leave it in our comments section.
2. Then, “like” this post on Facebook.
3. Tweet it out, too.
4. Ask your friends the same question we’ve asked you. The more people you get to participate (make sure they include your name in their comment), the greater chance you have to win!
Giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, November 20, 2011. One lucky winner will be chosen at random and will receive a gift code good for one t-shirt of the winner’s choice from GIVEN. The winner will be notified by email, so please include your email address when you submit your comment. Good luck!
For more chances to win GIVEN t-shirts from our Bolivia bloggers team, check out blogs from Joy, Matthew, Jana and Deb.
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Here are some screenshots of a few items from the GIVEN apparel line, so you can pick out your winnings early!
World Vision staff sporting their GIVEN gear.
Maybe you’re entering our giveaway but want to ensure you get your hands on some GIVEN gear now? Shop GIVEN today!
Read related posts: GIVEN: The new line of apparel inspired by World Vision; and When commerce and charity share a mission.
The life I have in Christ is what compels me to give to others. For it is by grace I have been saved and I give out my love for my Saviour.
God has always put me in the exact place that I have needed to be. While I questioned “why” on many occasions, He has always given me the opportunity to GIVE. Sometimes I helped out, sometimes I walked by suspicious of what others asked for and honestly, some times I’ve been cheated but God GAVE me an opportunity to learn important lessons… He helped me figure out that I did His work and that’s all I am supposed to do despite other people’s motives and choices.
So I thank God that He has given me choices and opportunities and has led me to World Vision. Honestly, while I won’t say I kicked and screamed, He patiently led and sometimes actually pushed me along the way. My year-long research (year long, mind you!) put me in a place where I was finally able to trust Him to guide what I could do and what I could give to others that I cannot see. God has given me the trust that we should all have to GIVE.
Today I have been GIVEN ten (yep, count ‘em TEN) absolutely beautiful wonderful God-GIVEN human beings to help the Lord our God care for. I don’t much like the kuddos and questions about how we manage to afford sponsorships to help God care for all ten and I always field questions as to why we do it, but I will tell you this: since I have started sponsoring my first child a bit over a year ago and up until today even with ten “littles”, not one time…not once, have I or my husband or children gone without. As a matter of fact, we are the ones that have been blessed. Not only is the money always there but we, as a family, have become more loving and giving to others. God has even GIVEN me this opportunity share my story with you. Isn’t He awesome?
Among the gifts that I have been GIVEN. I honestly can’t say that anything else has inspired me more to GIVE to others than the love that God has GIVEN me. His love is so inexplainable, unpredictable, unimaginable. It is endless, it is perfect, it is more than enough. It’s His love that draws me to my knees and to Himself. It’s His love that compels me to love others. I love His love! I love love! Thank you
Among the gifts that God had GIVEN me that I use to bless others is the gift of humor. No, I’m not a comedienne by trade, but I believe that there is no life situation that cannot be lightened with humor. The ability to make someone smile or laugh is something that I have been given and come to value. Whether in my personal, professional life including in my servant role as a Baptist minister, I have found that humor had been as much a blessing as the spiritual gifts that I have been GIVEN. Laughter is healing and I’m grateful to give it wherever I serve.
I have been blessed in so many ways: discipled by my father, loved by my family and friends, God has always shown His love to me and hopefully through me. I want to be a part of giving Hope to others. That’s why I sponser a child, give to K-LOVE ministry so others may be encouraged and inspired through God’s Word in song, open my home to those in need, and try to live each day aware of the abundant undeserving grace Christ has given me. I teach my children how to love others by participating in Operation Christmas Child, praying for our missionaries, and praying for people we know who need God’s loving arms for healing.