Change the World: Part 2

"God doesn't ask us to do everything... just something" ~Christine Caine

What is your passion?

I talk to so many who are weary.
Of work.
Schedules.
Life.
Mundane.

It is no longer enough for me to know where my contribution to the Sunday morning collection plate goes.  
I long for meaning.
I long for purpose.
Sometimes with selfish motives.
Sometimes not.
Sometimes with pure motives but lacking direction
And
Purpose.

I've spent many months praying for direction as God has moved my heart in deep ways.
There is a LOT wrong in the world.
We see it.  Often.
As chards explode across finish lines and extinguish hope. And life.
We longed for, and looked for, Hope.
And we found it.  In strangers.
And blood.
And responders.
And prayers.

It is hard to face, daily, the heartache in our fallen world. So, sometimes, we hide.
In our
Work.
Schedules.
Life.
Mundane.

But, deep inside, we long to
Make
A
Difference.

Christine Caine is a survivor of child molestation and the founder of the A21 Campaign: to abolish the injustices of human trafficking in the 21st Century.  Their foundation creates awareness and a safe haven for rescued victims across the world.  I love her statement above.
It sums up what God laid on my heart late in 2012:
Do. Something.
Live. It.

You cannot do everything.  God is not asking you to.  But, He DOES lay passions on our hearts for a reason.  There is something He is calling YOU to do.
What is it?

The A21 Campaign is becoming a passion of mine.  The more I read and learn the more heartbroken I am for the broken women, and children (young, small children) across the world who have been objectified.  Victimized.  Tortured.  Broken.  And abandoned.

I cannot go and save them.  But I can.do.something.

Compassion International is a passion of mine.  Ever since I welcomed my precious Ndungutse into my heart and life two years ago, my heart melts at his, and so many other childrens', pictures as they come in my mail or across my computer screen.  I have worked events calling others to open their hearts to a child in need.  A few dollars a month provides food, clean water and a Christian education into the life of a child who has never known a fraction of what I throw away every day.

I cannot sponsor every child.  But I can.do.something.

The Hands of Mercy Outreach Center is a passion of mine.  Stretching across denominational lines, Christian men and woman have reached out to the needy in my own backyard providing food, supplies, needs, and the love of the Great Love to those who go without.  It has opened my eyes to the needs in my own community.  And the need in my heart to share what has been so richly lavished on me: Love. Grace.  Mercy.  Compassion.

I cannot donate all of my time and money.  But I can.do.something.

You may be limited in time.
You may be limited in funds. (Boy, oh boy, do I know this one).

But, you CAN write a letter of encouragement to a woman or child who has been rescued from a life of slavery.
You CAN sponsor a Compassion Child for a simple $38 a month.
Local friends, you CAN donate household items, clothing, or time to the Hands of Mercy Outreach Center.

Here's my point:
Educate Yourself
Find Your Passions

There are SO many causes and issues that capture my attention and my heart.  And I cannot give my all to ALL of them.  But, I CAN put my heart into something that truly fires my passions.

There is nothing too simple or too small
When we all work together
to
Do. Something.

Live. It.