Monday means back to school...
Papa's favorite morning devotions and study spot...
A new favorite shirt...
A package arrived this weekend...
Here's a preview of Halloween costumes...
Transformers, more than meets the eyes...
Friday evening, we had the pleasure of hosting our first Imago Dei Church ladies' "Coffee & Koinonia"... You can read more about it on the church blog: www.idcraleigh.com/blog
We sang a couple favorites: Be Thou My Vision and Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
We had 25 ladies join us for prayer and fellowship (coffee and desserts at my house afterwards... yummy and fun :-)
One of the topics we wanted to spend time in prayer over is the issue of human trafficking... a growing problem not only abroad but in our own backyards...
Sunday morning I grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down to read through my YWAM prayer journal (a discipline tool my sweet friend, Melissa Treat, introduced me to a few years ago:-). Interestingly, here was the prayer prompt for the day:
Several years ago, a friend encouraged a group of us to write a personal mission statement. So here is the simple one I wrote and seek to live by: to know God and make Him known. I'm still trying to figure out what that looks like specifically and seasonally in my life... The more I spend time in God's Word, the more I am amazed by His love and mercy and kindness towards us, as well as the reality that He is a God of justice and He calls us to action... to be salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16)... to seek justice, correct oppression (Isaiah 1:17)... to loose the bonds of wickedness, let the oppressed go free (Isaiah 58:6-11)... to love mercy (Micah 6:8)... to visit orphans and widows (James 1:27)... and so forth... Here is a great post by Dr. Russell Moore on the subject: http://www.russellmoore.com/2011/09/26/gospel-or-justice-which/
In an effort to raise awareness on the issue of human trafficking, as well as reflect Christ's concern for the oppressed, several from our church participated alongside of others in our community in Raleigh's 3rd annual "Stop Child Trafficking Now Walk" hosted by Peace College...
We had a huge group from IDC show up to walk (40+)!
Local comedian entertaining us...
The president and co-founder of Stop Child Trafficking Now shared (as well as a handful of other remarkable persons seeking to eradicate modern day slavery)...
The kids were particularly excited to receive Krispy Kreme donuts and balloons... ha.
Loved seeing IDC shirts that detail our P.E.A.C.E. plan on the back:
P - Plant Churhces
E - Evangelize the World
A - Aid the Poor and the Sick
C - Care for the Orphan and the Oppressed
E - Equip Leaders
Shauna and I were cracking up as our husbands walked ahead of us... Can you tell them apart? (Matt is on the left and Tony is on the right)
Here are two immediate ways you can "do something" regarding this issue of human trafficking:
1) Be a Voice. Call and/or write your Senators and Representative and ask them to support (or even better, to co-sponsor) the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. Visit www.ijm.org or www.polarisproject.org to learn more about this bill and how you can get involved. Click on the banner that reads "Washington needs to hear your voice" found on the IJM website and details will follow.
2) Give. There are a variety of ways you can give to those who are active in engaging this issue. There is still time to give toward the Stop Trafficking Now campaign. Click here to give. See also the "Justice Seekers" listed on my blog (right hand side) for other great organizations.
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