In five days I can finally say that I am twenty! I am eager to leave the "teens" behind... (especially when you're dating someone well into their early twenties...now I will join him!)
Facebook Causes has a great program where you can set up a birthday wish for others to support a cause you are passionate about. It's a brilliant idea. On your birthday, how many people visit your profile to state the obvious in a very sweet and overwhelming way? One of my friends recorded 105 posts. What if those 105 people could give $10 to a cause? To an organization that relies on donations to actually make a tangible change in the world? That would be (English major consults her calculator, yes, sad, I know) $1050! That's crazy!
So. This birthday my goal is to reach just $100 for Child Voice International, the NGO we'll be supporting and learning from near Gulu in Uganda this summer. The internet is amazing. Almost seconds after I posted this cause to my profile I had a donation. Over the next few days, I'll be raising awareness for my cause in hopes that we might, together, raise $100 for CVI.
This summer we'll be helping them construct an Adult Education Center that will seek to provide resources for adults who need to reintegrate into society. We'll also be embarking on a very exciting venture with CVI, a conference for the women. Our team director shared that "It is the first time in 20 years of war for these women to get in depth Christian teaching. I see it as a critical step in healing the land."
If you're interested in donating to my cause, check it out here: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/birthdays/351757?m=a835d7ea&bws=dms
Today I spent some more time in Psalms. Psalm 19 reminded me that God really is everywhere. Creation sings of his orchestration and his beautiful artistry. My brothers and sisters in Uganda have experienced him simply in the blowing of the wind, the majesty of mountains. "There is no speech or language/ where their voice is not heard." I am getting excited to help color in their picture of God just a little bit more through introducing the Bible to those who might not have had access to it. It is amazing that God would deign to use a broken vessel like me to be the bearer of the best news in the world.
Fifteen days.
Thank you, truly, for considering to donate and for supporting all of this in prayer.
In love,
Erin
