End It

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." -Anne Frank

  Hey there!  Did you know that Thursday, February seventh is Shine a Light on Slavery Day?  If you want to read more about modern day slavery go to my blog post titled "Dressember".  You'll also find out why I wore a dress every single day of December!  So, back to this Thursday:

  There are more than forty million slaves in the world today!  So on Thursday, people like you and me are helping raise awareness of this fact by drawing a red X on our hand.  How does this help you may ask?  Well, awareness is step number one.  Someone may see that bright red X on your hand and ask you why it's there.  "Because I want the forty million people trapped in slavery to be free," you might reply. 

"Nothing happens just because we are aware, but nothing will ever happen until we are." -Gary Haugen

  You see, there are ways that everyone can help!  I'll list a few to get you started, but you can use your imagination too!

1. Join the End It Movement and draw a red X on your hand this Thursday to raise awareness.

2. Post a picture of your red X on social media using the hashtag #enditmovement.  Social media is a powerful way to raise awareness!

3. Educate yourself and do some research.  Use social media, the internet, books, etc.  We have so many resources; use them!

4. Donate.  There are many organizations but here are a few: Dressember, IJM, and Operation Underground Railroad.

5. Fundraise.  There are so many different ways to fundraise.  And it can be fun!  Grab your friends to help you sell baked goods, things you've made, used clothes, and anything else you don't need that you could sell.  Donate the money you make.

6. Read books.  This is such a good way to learn more and you can pass the book on to someone else!  A good one I'd recommend is "Do Justly".  It's written by my cousin, Savannah Jane McCrary and it talks about injustices in the world today.  It also includes a list of 102 ways you can help!  You can find the book on Amazon or on Savanna's website at www.writtenonyourheart.weebly.com .

7. Participate in Dressember this December.  Even though it's almost a year away, you can still go ahead and commit to wearing a dress or tie every day of December to help raise awareness for human trafficking.  Go to my blog post titled "Dressember" for details.

8. PRAY!  Prayer is such a powerful thing that I think we take too lightly sometimes.  Don't ever underestimate the power of prayer.  God hears the small requests just as much as he hears the big ones.

  Drawing a red X on your hand is such a small and easy thing to do!  I hope you'll join me in this fight to End It.

"Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are." -Benjamin Franklin

"Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering." Hebrews 13:3

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute." Proverbs 31:8