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An ode to the toilet (PHOTO BLOG)

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Heidi Isaza in Stories

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...

Congratulations, sponsorship trip winners!

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Meghan Bardwell in Child Sponsorship

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...

GIVEAWAY: Win a new t-shirt from GIVEN, inspired by World Vision!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren in Conversations

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...

Dr. Lisa Masterson of “The Doctors” works in Malawi with World Vision

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Guest blogger in Stories

Dr. Lisa Masterson works in Malawi with World Vision | World Vision Blog

Dr. Lisa Masterson, a host of the Emmy Award-winning TV series “The Doctors,” traveled to Malawi earlier this year to work with World Vision at a local clinic. Here, she shares about her memorable experience assisting with the delivery of a baby, whose health was made possible through effective prenatal care and education. * * * When I arrived, she was eight centimeters dilated. For this laboring mother, there was no cozy birthing bed, no epidural, no family member present to hold her hand. Sera, the clinic midwife, greeted me with a demure smile that I would later realize belied tremendous strength and skill. In June, I had the privilege of serving in the Chiwamba Health Center in Malawi. The...

Giving Christmas away

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Guest blogger in Gift Catalog

Not too long ago, I received the kindest of emails from Marina, the famed Energizer Bunnies’ Mommy from the Energizer Bunnies’ Mommy Reports blog. Marina shared with me an idea she and another blogger had about using their social media influence to inspire readers to make Christmas meaningful for more than just their own children this year. This guest post from Marina (and this week’s series on Marina’s and Angie’s blogs) is a result of their desire to “give” Christmas to those less fortunate in this country and around the world this holiday season. Thank you, Marina and Angie! —Lindsey, World Vision Blog * * * Christmas is less than 50 days away. What’s on your child’s wish list? A...