Dressember the 2nd

Dressember 2nd

 

Here's Dress number 2!

 

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Did you know that experts estimate that at least 27 million people are held in some form of modern-day slavery today?

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And on the second day of Dressember, I got some VERY exciting news!! I have a sponsor!!!

 

 

She has committed to giving 25 cents to Campaign1:17 for IJM for every dress that I wear. :^) [She was particular about me proving to her that I was really wearing a dress every day; even asked me to come by her house every day so she could see my dresses]

 

 

 

Meet Hope. She is 5 years old. She is my First Sponsor!

 

But that wasn't all that Hope had to share with me today. She decided to take the challenge too! She's wearing a dress everyday of December to raise awareness for modern-day slavery!

 

 

BUT WAIT, There's more!

 

Meet Sara. She's 7. And she's A-Dress-ing social justice.

Look at her cute dress for Dressember 2nd! She also decided to sponsor me this month!!

 

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So, you may be thinking, what could a 5 year old and a 7 year old do to change the world? They don't have to change the world - God will do that. All they have to do is reach out to the person God places in front of them. Maybe that person is you.

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Maybe they wont change the world for every person. But they could make a world of change for one person.

 

 

 

Wanna join the fun??

 

• Wear a dress every day with us! Comment with a link to where you'll be posting your dresses so we can see them too!
• Leave a comment below here and say 'Hi' to Hope and Sara!!
• Sponsor me, Hope, and/or Sara by giving to Campaign 1:17. Go Here to hear the story behind the campaign and Go Here to Donate [be sure to add a note to say who you're sponsoring!]
• Go To the Campaign 1:17 blog and leave a comment for Grace to encourage her to continue the fight!

 

-Standing with those who stand alone-

Kerry

 

 

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Did you miss Dressember 1st?

A gift Gathered, Given, Good - 30DaysThankful - 4

Today I mark the gifts gathered, given and good.

Gathered - fall leaves, gathered with a friend, turned into lovely roses for a fresh new wreath

Given - I have been given so much. What one thing can I mark as a given gift? Opportunity. This is something given and not often fully received. May I learn to open my hand and take hold of the endless opportunity around me.

Good - friendship. That kind where nothing is expected of the other and you can enjoy one another with true, selfless love. That is good.

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Join the November Joy Dare

Opportunity

 

There are opportunities all around us. Every day. Every where. Every person we meet has a story, a dream, a passion, a persistence, and a unique way they are running the race. Are we slowing down enough to take notice of these opportunities? Or just letting the rush by in a blur on the sidelines?

 

We are so connected to people these days. Through all the ever expanding social media there are endless ways to share your story, and participate in an other's story. But at the same time, it is a distant connection. We can 'like' something another is doing, it doesn't take much out of us. We can even 'Share' it, and that takes all of three minuets [at the most]. But are we truly participating? Are we truly 'bearing one an others burdens'? Are we running 'with persistence the race set before us' for the Glory of God and the good of our brothers and sisters around us? Are we grabbing hold of the opportunities God has laid out before us?

 

Today, I'm sharing a story.

 

This is Brittany

She has a dream. A passion. A song to sing.

 

She mentions in the video about her project, how “this is only possible because there are people who were willing to invest in a dream that is not their own”.

 

What a beautiful thing. This is something I have experienced in my own life, to the point where someone saw a dream in me before I did, and invested in it, which encouraged and blessed and stretched me in more ways than I can describe.

 

Consider today investing in a dream not your own, and see how God will bless you because of that.


 

 

Click here to watch Brittany share her dream.

 

You can also find her online here:

brittanybarberamusic.tumblr.com

reverbnation.com (brittany barbera)
youtube.com (brittany barbera)

 

 

Don't let opportunities to bless someone pass you by today!

And have a wonderful Wednesday!

-Kerry-