CONTEST CLOSED!

Thanks to everyone who entered!  Our winner is spamgirl! Please email me within 72 hours with your bracelet of choice and your mailing address.  Also, to all who entered, please consider supporting this great cause with your future gift and jewelry purchases!

Normally I’m not a big jewelry wearer.  When contacted by International Sanctuary with the opportunity to review and promote their products I couldn’t resist.  For the past two years I’ve been reading a variety of books exposing the issues of human trafficking and forced prostitution around the world, and my heart has been moved to act on behalf of the women and children who are being exploited  for greed’s sake.  That’s just what iSanctuary.org has been doing.

From their website: “iSanctuary partners with a large international non-profit who conducts rescues throughout the world. Once the girls are rescued from the brothels, they are placed in aftercare facilities. The home acts as a place of safety while they are under the protection of the Child Welfare Committee. During this period, which may range from months to years, depending on the age they are at rescue, iSanctuary works to provide stability and consistency through offering skills training, education, counseling, and livelihood opportunities.”

Based in India, these 13 – 18-year-old girls create jewelry that is sold abroad to support the ongoing healing and skills training these recovering children receive.  You can read more at iSanctuary.org’s About Us page, you can also find them on Facebook.

iSanctuary sent me one of their lovely filigree necklaces to review, and when it arrived I was very impressed with the artisanquality packaging with a very earthy, natural feel.  The jewelry is perfectly packaged for gift giving to the discriminating jewelry lover.  Handmade by a survivor of trafficking, the delicate components were assembled in a way I’m not entirely familiar with and am still adjusting to (as I mentioned I rarely wear jewelry!)  The delicate looping chains make for a perfect addition to both casual and formal outfits, and my children are absolutely entranced by the intricate arrangements of beads.  Each time I wear it I’m deeply reminded of the hands that made it, and the ongoing suffering of countless women and children worldwide.  That may not be a pleasant sentiment, but it’s truthful, what I must remember is that there are many working to free these people, and that hope can be found through organizations such as iSanctuary if we join with them.

Please consider making your future jewelry purchases from iSanctuary’s line of necklaces, bracelets, notecards, and more.

For this giveaway I’m pleased to offer one blessed winner in the US or Canada their choice of an iSanctuary bracelet (not semi-precious)!

CONTEST DETAILS:

To enter visit iSanctuary’s online store and let me know any non-bracelet item you’d also like to own or purchase as a gift.

For additional entries:

1. Subscribe to this blog for updates – see the left hand sidebar. Leave an additional comment letting me know you’ve subscribed (or if you already subscribe).

2. Write a post on your blog promoting and linking to this contest. Leave an additional comment with a link to your post.

3. Add the Quiverfull Family button (see the code box in the right hand sidebar under BUTTON UP!) to your blog’s sidebar, or let me know if you already have the button displayed. Leave an additional comment with a link to your post.

4. Digg, Stumble, Tweet, Facebook or otherwise share this post on a social networking site. Leave an additional comment indicating how you shared this post.

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Each additional step taken counts for 1 additional entry. A total of 6 entries are available if you complete all of these steps. Please leave a separate comment for each entry!

The contest will close at 12 a.m. MST on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009. One winner will be randomly drawn for the bracelet on Thursday, September 17th, 2009 and notified by email. Please fill your email address in the comment form when you are completing your comment so that I can contact you. The winners must respond with a mailing address within 72 hours of my email, or new winners will be chosen. This contest is open to those living in Canada and the US.

I look forward to seeing God bless a reader with a beautiful bracelet! I’m also looking forward to his support for this deserving non-profit, please pray for them if you feel led.  Thanks for entering.