Dressember!!!!

Hey Ya'll!  Sorry its be so long since I've posted anything! :/ But I wanted to give everyone an update! 

 

This December I have decided to participate in an awesome thing called

DRESSEMBER!

  Everyday during the month of December my sisters and I are wearing dresses to support the work of International Justice Mission.  They are a non-for-profit  human rights organization that operates in countries all over the world to rescue victims of human trafficking and other abuse.  Go to their website to learn more: www.ijm.org

A way you can support us during this Dressember is by sponsoring us at a dollar a dress! 
Let me know if you would like to sponsor me(Grace), Sara, Hope or Holly!

I will be taking pictures of all the dresses we wear and posting them on Instagram. You can view them here http://websta.me/n/obenfam  :D

 

Wearing a dress everyday is WAY harder than it sounds!  Especially for me.  I'm not really a "girly girl" and I don't usually wear dresses, so this is soooo not the norm!  But it is totally worth it. 

 If I can raise $30 that money can be used to provide aftercare for a survivor of sex trafficking, and if I can raise $111 it can give a family rescued from slavery freedom training, and if I can raise $222 that money can be used to provide medical care for a survivor of violence.  The list goes on. 

 

Stand with me as I fight human trafficking this Dressember!!!

 

 

 

Verse/Fact of the Day - May 31

 

:Verse of the Day:

 ^"He [God] shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor."

Psalm 72:4

(KJV)

 

 

:Fact of the Day:

SLAVERY STILL EXIST.  Whether it be sex trafficking or bonded labor it is real and it is wrong.  Go to www.ijm.org to learn more.

 

 



Verse/Fact of the Day - May 29

:Verse of the Day:

"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

Matthew 25:40

(KJV)

 

:Fact of the Day:

"Most people think that slavery in the United States ended with the Civil War. But right now, as you read this, there are roughly 200,000 slaves working in America. And 17,000 more will be trafficked within the next year."

(End it Movement)

 

 

30 Day Challenge: Verse/Fact of the Day

Hey there everybody!  Wow, I haven't posted in a while, so today I decided that starting today I would post everyday for 30 days.  I will post a bible verse about justice, freedom, and/or loving the least of these, I will also give a fact about slavery and human trafficking.  It won't be easy, but I feel it's something I should do, not only to challenge myself, but to also help those who will read this to better understand what God says about justice. Hopefully by the end of these 30 days, you (And me:) will have God's perspective on loving His children.  So, here goes...

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 :Verse of the day:

"The sprit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;"

Isaiah 61:1

(KJV)

 

:Fact of the day:

"Slavery occurs when one person completely controls another person, using violence or the threat of violence to maintain that control, exploits them economically, pays them nothing and they cannot walk away."

(End It Movement)



Do Something

 

Do Something.

This song is amazing.  Does anyone else agree?  It's letting the world know that it's time to do something.  Time to do something about poverty, about slavery, it's time to stand up for the weak. 

 

"If not us than who? If not me then you --right now, it's time for us to do something. It's not enough to do nothing."

 

~

Grace

Rescue in Bangalore India

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Last year IJM's (International Justice Mission) teams helped rescue 2,266 people from slavery in India—and they have begun this year with the same spirit of tenacity. IJM Bangalore just helped rescue nearly forty people from slavery in a single brick factory.   "The slaves worked around the clock—up to 20 hours a day. Children as young as 8 were working right alongside the adults. They were under constant supervision and forbidden from leaving for any reason. When our social worker met the families inside the factory, she was stunned by their swollen hands and open wounds from the hard labor. It’s hard enough to imagine working 20 hours a day, let alone what it must be like to watch your 8-year-old working right beside you. I’m so grateful that the families rescued this week are on their way home right now, beginning to dream of a new future." Read more here.   Praise God that they were rescued!  People just like you and me are now able to thrive because of those who have supported IJM!  Stand with me and others  in the fight against slavery, so we can see more amazing rescues like this one.  Donate here.