The Heart of Christmas
Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ. Although Jesus likely wasn’t born on the 25th of December, it is somewhat fitting that we celebrate His birth close to the winter solstice (the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere). This date symbolically fits with what Christ brought to the world at His birth: at the darkest hour, Christ was born, hope was restored, and we were shown our way back to living as children of light.
I find it fascinating that, while Jesus was born right there in the midst of the people who were desperately awaiting His arrival, God saw fit to have the Magi (Wise Men) from the far East be among the first to welcome Him. With their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in hand, they followed a star to find the newborn Christ. They knew that they would find what they hoped for by following that light.
Christmas festivities are important, be we would be wise to follow the example of the Magi. We need to realize that true hope isn’t found in the hustle and bustle and noise. It is found in the humble journey to the manger. Christ’s birth brings hope into our lives. With Him, we can trust that, even when things seem dark and hopeless, the future is bright!
Every December, dōTERRA loves to give free Frankincense as a way to remember the gift of the Magi. Watch how dōTERRA reflects the heart of Christmas in this video, which shares some information about the way they source their Frankincense oil. It is so encouraging that dōTERRA uses Frankincense as an opportunity to give hope and new life to struggling tribes in Somaliland, who are the ancient stewards of the Frankincense tree.
The Prize
1x 10 mL Frankincense Touch
Prize Draw
11:59PM on the 4th of Dec, 2022. Winner will be revealed the following day.
How To Enter
Step 01 – Watch the video above.
Step 02 – In the Comment Section below, share one thing from the video that touches your heart.
Consider: What stood out to you? How do you feel that it relates to the Heart of Christmas?
Announcing The Winner
arlete cevado-marcos
Congratulations on winning
1x 10 mL Frankincense Touch
47 thoughts on “Pop-Up Giveaway: The Heart Of Christmas”
Great video. Yes Fair Trade is very important for the harvesters and for us as consumers to support. Wether it be essential oils, coffee, chocolate or any other purchases we make. Knowing where our products and food comes from and choosing who we buy from can make the difference for the growers, harvesters and the planet. I choose Doterra for its ethical and fair trade practices. Thank you for sharing loved all of it.
So grateful for customers like you who care about sourcing. ❤️ – Kimberley
I love that one of doTERRA’s goals is long term sustainability! And that they don’t just buy farms, they invest in farmers.
yes!
Christ was born to us as YHWH’s greatest gift to mankind.
doTERRA is giving back to communities that harvest the Frankincense resin by ensuring that they are properly paid, poverty is reduced by employing women and harvesters are now being treated fairly.
In the beginning of the Bible, in Genesis, YHWH already instructed Adam and Eve to take care of the earth, its’ animals and plants. As time went on, people became more interested in gaining as much money as possible with little to no regard for the impact it had on the environment (diminishing forests is a sad example of this). In direct contrast, doTERRA does their best to ensure that Frankincense resin is harvested without the trees (and environment) being ruined in the process. Sustainable sourcing goes hand-in-hand with our God-given instruction to look after our environment.
Jesus was born to give us a second chance on spending an eternity with YHWH… doTERRA also came in to give families of Somaliland a second chance on life with not only providing an income to families, but to also the building of schools to better education, a health care centre and a hospital. My prayer is that the people of Somaliland will also be opened to the good news of YHWH.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful thoughts. – Kimberley
8 cents a kilo for the harvesters, with what frankincense goes for on the open market? Thank heaven for a group like the owners of doTERRA who have instilled into this business their need and goal to give back to and support the communities of growers and harvesters so they will not continue to be cheated.
Right?!
Frankincense is my absolute favourite oil and I love the ethical and loving way that dōTerra harvests it and supports the community in Somaliland. The Bible teaches us that it is more blessed to give than to receive… dōTerra is blessing the community there before it receives the precious frankincense to share with the world. Without this initial giving and investment in the people, there would be no ethical receiving of this gift of God. I feel very grateful and blessed to work with a company with such a big heart! ❤️
I agree! So incredible
The one thing that touched me the most about this video was that doTerra didn’t just go in to this community to harvest the frankincense, but it cared enough to build a school and health centre for the community.
This cooperative provides hope to the people. Hope for the future and their children’s future. That is the Christmas spirit providing hope to the world with the birth of the Christ.
Doterra DOES!!!! They are just not all talk, promote, promise, but they act, the do for the people, they set an example how all can benefit and at the same time help all in need, invest, take care of the local communities, give them opportunity and better life.
As a mom, what stood out to me was the little boy harvesting with his father. The reason that doTerra is doing all of this is for him/his future, so that his life will be better, not only through providing his dad and eventually him with a job that pays fairly but also through the funding doTerra is providing for schooling. The work doTerra is doing gives this boy and others a light at the end of the tunnel for them to work towards—giving them hope.
I love this video, what stood out to me is that the owners when right to the source to get the proper supply for the oil and help fix the supply chain.
They’ve changed the lives of the people there. And our lives by providing pure frankincense.
Love how much DoTerra focuses on helping these people and actually investing in them, not just purchasing one time here and there. Such a heart-warming video!
My heart is touched by the hard work and dedication by the workers to harvest Frankincense. The organizing and help from doTerra has helped the people by making them independent. Relates to heart of Christmas has a wonderful gift all year round to the people.
That sustainability is focused on by using plans and resources to ensure that the trees are not over harvested and maintained. This allows the continuation of generational farming of the resin to support themselves
This harsh dessert land is home to frankincense. Jesus came into a harsh world. Bringing hope to a dry and dessert world in need of The Living water. There are so many simalerities between frankincense and the life of Jesus. Going through the beating of the cross so that He may bring us hope and eternal life.
Yes, so true ❤️ – K.
It’s wonderful that DoTerra cares about the people on the ground, the haversters and their families. It is such a hard life. The caretakers of the frankincense trees are given a ‘leg up’ breaking the cycle of poverty.
Hope and helping each other is what really stood out for me in this video.
Wow! The gratitude they must have for being treated with the respect they deserve! The coop idea and skipping the middleman is just wonderful. What an honour to work with a company that thinks like this!
I totally agree! ❤️ – Kimberley
When I see the hands of the ladies sorting the resin it brought tears to my eyes. We often complain about inconveniences but when I see the conditions our brothers and sisters live in across the globe and how hard their life is I can’t help but be emotional with compassion. My heart is full knowing I am part of a company that is built on such amazing values of helping those in need, by providing stable incomes, building communities, schools and bringing value and purpose to the most poor places of the world. Thank you doterra for being the hands and feet of Jesus, who is the heart of Christmas – loving God and loving others as we love ourselves. I am blessed that I am partnered up to partake in this positive impact where it is needed most. Doterra’s Frankincense is truly one of the most precious oils on the planet.
It touched my heart to know that the families harvesting and doing all the hard work are now being paid fairly for their work and their precious product. The heart of Christmas is giving and what a gift to provide good working conditions, space and tools for productivity, hope and sustainability. A legacy that now prosper and will continue to be passed down from generation to generation.
A few things stood out to me. The fact that nobody would invest in the harvesters and that they did not know how valuable frankincense was. dōTERRA brought the clans together to harvest the trees which were passed through the generations. dōTERRA has built schools and hospitals for them.
Wow! Investing in the people that harvest and care about the longevity of the Frankincense trees is so heartwarming. It is important to me knowing that I’m using a product that is not just killing trees and taking advantage of the people who harvest. Doterra really cares about all aspects of the process of obtaining the oils.
THe education and support Doterra does on all levels is amazing and knowing that i support that with my orders is important to me. Frankinsence is truly an amazing oil and though i knew of it i don’t think i would have ever tried it had it not been for Doterra education and oil camp.
The spirit of Christmas lives in this video with the giving and support that is doterra everyone on all levels is taken care of.
I love that doTerra cares so much for communities that harvest EO. I’m happy those communities aren’t taken advantage of and doTerra makes sure the are provided for.
I love the extend of Doterra’s investment around the sourcing of even just one oil. The community, the farmers, the resource. To hire a frankincense tree specialist to ensure the sustainability of those trees is pretty amazing, I think. Their support goes on and beyond on so many levels, even us wellness advocate.
I just love how doTERRA gets so intimately involved with the community, not just focusing on the harvesting of the Frankincense where the profit lies. They try to look after the families, the children by providing hospitals and schools. It is more blessed to give than to receive, Acts 20:35, that is the true heart of Christmas.
I love the heart of this company. Caring for the people, for the community and the sustainability of the trees. To see that this was the only means of industry for this region and now this region has schools, medical care and a hospital and to see the harvesters in this region working together and flourishing is so amazing. Love doTERRA.
I like that doTERRA is providing work with economic fairness to local tribes. And that they are concerned about the frankincense tree that they harvest the resin from to create a wonderful oil. Making sure they do their best to have these trees live long allowing locals long term work for years to come. Love what they are doing.
WoW si much work is dîne to help mother nature but also for those people. It is still touching me to know that there is so much pauverty in 2022 and in the same time people who carewand give their time, heart and soul to help them. I think ici is more than a christmast heart thing.
Definitely more than a Christmas heart thing!
The profound part of this video for me was, when Abdillahi said “If they would invest in us, we would do much better” – Key statement.
Jesus died to redeem us, the ultimate gift!
He more than invested in us, and so the least we can do is show we love him by loving others, keeping His commandments and investing in others.
doTerra has given the Sinag community freedom! That is the ultimate gift as well that Jesus has given us, and doTerra has worked to share that gift with others.
Amazing!
I also didn’t know that the frankincense tree was so delicate.
I didn’t realize the level of care that needs to be taken to make sure it doesn’t die (the amount of cuts to the tree matter)!
That was enlightening to learn.
It’s really a call to NOT take any oil for granted.
doTerra has also provided health care for the community.
Totally meeting the communities needs. Something else Jesus did while He was on earth.
Heart warming…Wow…a phenomenal purpose!
Side note question: Is this a typo, or did we already miss the deadline?
“11:59PM on the 4th of Dec, 2022. Winner will be revealed the following day.”
Since the contest’s official date started today (Dec. 5), I didn’t realize that I might have missed the entry time.
Whether, missed or not, I loved the video and what I learned today.
Thank you Kimberley and Team!
I love that doterra came in and showed the harvesters how much value they have, and moved the middle men away and deal directly with the harvester – supporting them so much, building a collect community, employing so many 1000’s of women and men.
Seeking people that know the trees and can love the trees and treat them well, and sustain them by teaching the people how to cut the trees and how not to.
Paying fair wages, and passing down the knowledge into generations.
IT really does get me everytime
What stood out to me, and I can’t wrap my head around, how doTERRA executive and sourcing team risked their lives to help the tribes to come together in a business way that helped everyone in the end.
AMAZING!!! Thank you soooo much! <3
Love how they are looking out for the workers and there families.
Congratulations Arlete!
Congratulations for winner❤️
Congratulations
What stood out to me is that Christmas is all about the heart of giving in one way or another; we were given the gift of Christ, and now we give each other gifts as a reminder of Him as the best gift given, as well as to exercise the “muscle of giving” and generosity. And just as it says in Mark 10:45 –
“Even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many”.
We don’t/shouldn’t give gifts just to get something back in return, and it seems like the other companies that would go in and buy up all the Frankincense would go to be served to make a profit, but not give anything else/back to the community, whereas Doterra went all in and above and beyond to make an arrangement to help the Frankincense Farmers of Somalia and their community/country as a whole; to give and not just take from them. It’s heartwarming and amazing to say the least <3
And Congratulations to Arlete!! 🙂